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In the last ten years, countless personal genomics companies have popped up. From 23andMe to Family Tree DNA to Ancestry.com, these services mostly focus on health markers and genealogy. Undoubtedly, those are excellent uses for genetic testing but...

According to Dick Eastman, this must be the best-kept secret in genealogy!  Click here to read more about it in Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter.

The logic is simple.  One can compare Y chromosomal lineages to surnames.  Click here to read more in Gene Expression.

Phillips Tests in Progress at FTDNA as of 10/30/2013:

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

11/14/2013, 535, 26802, Family Finder

11/20/2013, 536, 259755, Refine 67 to 111 markers

11/20/2013, 536, 53092, DF21, M37

11/29/2013, 536, 308603,...

Where did the first Americans come from?  Most researchers agree that Paleoamericans moved across the Bering Land Bridge from Asia sometime before 15,000 years ago, suggesting roots in East Asia.  But just where the source populations arose has long...