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What may be the oldest fragments of the modern human genome found yet have now been revealed — DNA from the 7,000-year-old bones of two cavemen unearthed in Spain, researchers say.

These findings suggest the cavemen there were not the ancestors of...

Most of us are curious about our family lineage. For Vanessa Williams, who recently took part in the show “Who Do You Think You Are” and explored her family’s history, the task was both surprising and informative.  Here, she talks about what she...

Phillips Tests in Progress at FTDNA as of 05/28/2013:

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

01/31/2013, 494, 93184, Various SNPs

06/03/2013, 505, 111792, Family Finder

06/03/2013, 509, 280691, Super DNA

06/19/2013, 514, 11630, Refine 25 to 67...

In the spring of 2012, a 34-year-old and her older brother spit some saliva into plastic tubes and shipped them off to 23andMe, a personal genomics company, for consumer-grade scans of their DNA.  First Jackie learned her brother was her uncle.  Then...

In a press release that was issued on May 22, it was announced that "Who Do You Think You Are?" will be returning to the airwaves in two months.  Click here to read more in Dave Dowell's blog.