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

207489 was added to Group 12

208651 was added to Group 30

208781 was added to Group 55

208820 was added to R1b Singletons

In addition, 206072 matched an existing...

The following tests were underway at FTDNA as of 13 August 2011:

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

08/22/2011, 417, 191795, Y-DNA 37

08/26/2011, 419, 208820, Y-DNA 37

08/29/2011, 418, 111170, Refine 37 to 67 markers

08/29/2011, 418, 181543,...

Modern humans may have picked up key genes from extinct relatives.  For a field that relies on fossils that have lain undisturbed for tens of thousands of years, ancient human genomics is moving a breakneck speed.  Clickhere to read more in...

Here is alink to tongue-in-cheek advice at GenealogyInTime on how to build a family tree without really trying.  Very amusing and thought provoking.  Their advice includes the following:

1. Forget your family

2. Jump on the Internet

3. Trust the...

The following tests were underway at FTDNA as of 7 August 2011:

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

08/10/2011, 418, 105015, Refine 37 to 67 markers

08/10/2011, 418, 111170, Refine 37 to 67 markers

08/10/2011, 418, 181543, Refine 37 to 67...