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Summer in Houston means relentless heat. Ruthless sunshine punctuated by the occasional thunderstorm. The hum of air conditioner compressors is the season’s soundtrack.

You know what else it means?

Yep. You got it. It means the Sizzlin’ Summer Sale is...

The average Briton is only 37% British with the remainder of their genes coming from European ancestors as far afield as Scandinavia, Spain and Greece.  Click here to read the entire story in the Daily Mail.

Widespread sexual exploitation before the Civil War strongly influenced the genetic make-up of essentially all African Americans alive today.  Click here to read more in the Pacific Standard.

Scholars of the period differ as to the geographical origins of the Philistines, with mainland Greece, the islands of Crete or Cyprus, and Anatolia in modern-day Turkey considered. The expedition team is now performing DNA, radiocarbon and other tests...

Member Tests in Progress at FTDNA as of 06/30/2016

Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test

07/13/2016, 654, 39556, Family Finder & Y-DNA 111

08/03/2016, 683, 176858, Z156

08/10/2016, 683, 267120, Family Finder & Y-DNA 67

08/17/2016, 682, 347740, Y-DNA...