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The following new members were added to the following groups over the past month:

208358 was added to Group 16

208372 was added to R1b Singletons

208820 was added to R1b Singletons

210107 was added to R1b Singletons

As always, you can view the...

Dr. Juan Martinez Cruzado, a geneticist from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, designed an island-wide DNA survey.  The study, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, shows that 61 percent of all Puerto Ricans have Amerindian...

The following tests were underway at FTDNA as of 10 September 2011:

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

09/23/2011, 423, 210403, Y-DNA 37 + MT-DNA

10/07/2011, 425, 212721, Y-DNA 37

10/12/2011, 427, 77448, Refine 37 to 67 markers

10/12/2011,...

Earlier this year, football players Xavier Omon and Ogemdi Nwagbuo underwent DNA testing to confirm that they are siblings. Bennett Greenspan, president of Family Tree DNA, said one test confirmed that they share the same Y chromosome, which is...

Using DNA analysis, the headless remains of the infamous Australian outlaw Ned Kelly have finally been identified, solving a mystery dating back more than 130 years.  Click here to read more in Discovery News.