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HOUSTON, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FamilyTreeDNA.con, the genetic genealogy arm of Gene by Gene, Ltd., has lowered the price of its mid-level maternal line mtDNA test to $49, effective immediately.  The company announced it will offer its...

An extraordinary DNA project run by Oxford scientists has mapped out the DNA of the Peoples of the British Isles.  Click here to read more in Oxford Today, the Oxford University magazine. 

According to a statistician named Joseph Chang, if you look at the ancestry of a living population of people, you’ll eventually find a common ancestor of all of them. That’s not to say that a single mythical woman somehow produced every European by...

Mocavo is excited to announce the launch of Genealogy Karma.  Modeled after Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness, Mocavo hopes to empower the Mocavo community and connect researchers all around the country. If you’re looking for documents, records, or...

Here is a link to a list of gravestone symbols and their meanings.  Thanks to Doyle Phillips for sending us this link.