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Phillips Tests in Progress at FTDNA as of 11/19/2012:

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

01/02/2013, 490, N85733, Refine 12 to 37 markers

01/03/2013, 490, 238578, Deep Clade

01/11/2013, 490, 259717, Y-DNA 25 markers

EXPLANATION OF TESTS:...

A group of researchers has discovered the first scientific evidence of genetic blending between Europeans and Asians in the remains of ancient Scythian warriors living over 2000 years ago in the Altai region of Mongolia.  Click here to read more in...

The 8th Annual Genetic Genealogy Conference was held last weekend in Houston, Texas.  Click here for a description of it complete with pictures on Roberta Estes' blog, DNAeXplained.

Adalbert was the eldest son of Leopold III of Austria (1073-1136), but Adalbert was passed over in the line of succession in favor of a younger brother, Leopold IV.  There has been speculation over the centuries that Adalbert was not the son of...

Otzi's entire genome has now been sequenced and compared to modern-day Europeans and other ancient European remains.  The results support the idea that people migrating from the Middle East all the way to Northern Europe brought agriculture with...