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Phillips Tests in Progress at FTDNA as of 09/02/2013

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

08/21/2013, 523, 93184, Various SNPs

09/04/2013, 525, 196407, Refine 67 to 111 markers

09/16/2013, 524, 109920, Refine 67 to 111 markers

09/27/2013, 527,

Google co-founder Sergey Brin and 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki, one of Silicon Valley’s most high-profile couples, are living apart.  23andMe is a DNA testing company.  Click here to read more in All Things D.

A Canadian dentist is hoping to clone John Lennon using DNA from one of the singer's rotten teeth. Michael Zuk, who bought Lennon's molar at a 2011 auction, has begun sequencing the former Beatle's DNA.  Click here to read more in The Guardian.

The hidden Jewish heritage of who knows how many Hispanics is coming to light through DNA and genetic testing.  Click here to watch a video on YouTube.

A skeleton found in Lincoln Castle, Lincolnshire, England, could belong to a Saxon king or bishop, according to archaeologists.  The skeleton is in a stone sarcophagus believed to date from about 900AD.  The team has been carrying out DNA...