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According to Roberta Estes who writes a blog called DNAeXplained, it's a good day for Native American DNA research.  A newly developed DNA test is expected to detect Native American DNA if the admixture is above 2%.  This is a big improvement over...

Phillips Tests in Progress at FTDNA as of 11/04/2012:

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

11/19/2012, 478, 233007, MT-DNAPlus

12/07/2012, 485, 256228, MT-DNA Plus

12/12/2012, 487, 256086, Backbone

EXPLANATION OF TESTS:

Y-DNA Test: This is a...

Here is a link to a very interesting story about Capt. John Willway Phillips, Master Mariner of Bristol, and his family.  Capt. Phillips lived from 1783 to 1846 and kept a "sick-room" diary from April to July of 1842.  This PDF contains some...

The November 2012 issue of our Phillips DNA Project's newsletter has been posted on this website under the News tab located in the blue bar at the top of this page.

This month the newsletter contains a report written by John Carpenter on a new...

Click here to listen to an interesting after-dinner talk by genetist Michael Hammer which is now available on YouTube.  The talk is entitled "Beyond Eden: The Significance of Archaic Admixture in Africa".  Part of it is quite technical but Mr. Hammer...