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Although one of the most exciting aspects of genetic genealogy is discovering new avenues to investigate, confirming a paper trail through DNA is a powerful tool as well and can be equally as satisfying. No matter how thorough we are with our...

DNA analysis of a 45,000-year-old human has helped scientists pinpoint when our ancestors interbred with Neanderthals.  Click here to read the story in BBC News and thanks to my cousin John Phillips for this tip.

Last month Russell Edwards, the author of a new book entitled Naming Jack the Ripper, said he had irrefutable evidence that the notorious serial killer who terrorized London in the late 1880's was a Polish emigrant named Aaron Kosminski.  However, Edwards'...

Here is a link to a blog called the Legal Genealogist written by Judy G. Russell that explains why haplogroup predictions acquired from autosomal DNA testing are not as accurate as haplogroup predictions obtained through Y-DNA and mtDNA tests. 

Cece Moore is a genetic genealogist who is serving as a consultant on the PBS TV show "Finding Your Roots".  Here is a link to an article she wrote reflecting on her experience behind the scenes of Episode One which was titled In Search of Our...