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It's an interesting marriage: Philately & DNA. Philately, on the one hand, is morethan 150 years old. One thinks of collections held for decades and the tediousphilatelic research of yesteryear aided primarily by a magnifying glass and apair of...

Two key patent cases that no doubt will impact the future of personalized medicine are pending review by the US Supreme Court.  What will the Court decide?  Click here to read more in The Scientist.

Phillips Tests in Progress at FTDNA as of 03/17/2012:

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

03/19/2012, 446, 223900, Y-DNA 37

04/06/2012, 450, 198663, Y-DNA 67 + MT-DNA

04/11/2012, 452, 226311, Mt-DNA Plus

04/13/2012, 451, 229537, Y-DNA 37 +...

The Shaltiels, Charlaps and Dayan families trace themselves back to King David. But if it seems simple, it's anything but. Although the first 20 generations of kings are detailed in Kings and Chronicles, the biblical record stops after the...

Thanks largely to Family Tree DNA, genetic genealogy was prominent at WDYTYA Live. One of the speakers in the DNA theatre sponsored by FTDNA was Katherine Borges, the lively Director of the International Society of Genetic Genealogy. Here is a link to...