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A new study suggests that present-day Europeans share more genes with now-extinct Neandertals than do living Africans, at least partly because of interbreeding that took place between 37,000 and 86,000 years ago.  Click here to read more in...

Phillips Tests in Progress at FTDNA as of 10/14/2012:

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

10/10/2012, 478, 233007, MT-DNAPlus

11/14/2012, 483, 16530, Family Finder

11/21/2012, 484, 156888, Family Finder

11/21/2012, 484, 208358, Refine 37 to...

A new video from FamilySearch Wiki describes one approach to fast genealogy research.  David Rencher narrates the video, describing the concept of real time collaboration as being similar to "a genealogical barn raising."  Click here to view the...

A world away from the corridors of power in Washington, one English family are following the U.S. Presidential election more closely than most - they've recently found out they are distant relatives of Republican hopeful, Mitt Romney.  Click here to...

Ancestry.com is the world's largest for-profit genealogy corporation. The company's latest venture, AncestryDNA, will crunch your genes, revealing not only from whence you came, but who came there with you. More than a DNA test, "It's a dynamic new...