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The Faroe Islands, a self-governing group of islands within the Kingdom of Denmark, are to become the world's first nation offering full genome sequencing to every citizen.  All 50,000 inhabitants will have the opportunity to participate in the new...

Do you have a "family" coat of arms? If so, it may not be exactly what you think.  Except for a few individual exceptions from some parts of Eastern Europe, there is no such thing as a coat of arms for a surname - despite the claims and implications of...

The entire DNA sequence of a woman who lived to 115 has been pieced together by scientists.  The woman, who was the oldest in the world at the time of her death, had the mind of someone decades younger and no signs of dementia, say Dutch experts....

The following new member was added to the following group over the past month:

212721 was added to Group 3

As always, you can view the Phillips lineages of the new members under the appropriate yLineage page on this website, if they have supplied...

The following tests were underway at FTDNA as of 15 October 2011:

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

10/19/2011, 428, 198908, Refine 37 to 67 markers

11/02/2011, 430, 210403, Refine 37 to 67 markers and Deep Clade

11/09/2011, 431, 180250, Refine 67...