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Neanderthals have long been seen as uber-masculine hunks, at least compared with their lightweight human cousins, with whom they competed for food, territory, and mates. But a new study finds Homo sapiens men essentially emasculated their brawny...

FTDNATiP calculations tell you how closely you may be related to your matches in terms of generations, not years. You can convert from generations to years by multiplying the number of generations by an average numbers of years between generations. In...

The grandson of President Warren G. Harding wants further DNA evidence to support his biological link to Harding. His grandmother, Nan Britton, had an extramarital affair with Harding. Click here to read more in BBC News.

Member Tests in Progress at FTDNA as of 09/08/2020

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

09/14/20         962                 453255           Family Finder

09/14/20         1041               481770           mtFull Sequence

09/14/20         894                 260595           Y-Hap-Backbone

09/14/20         1011               B43755          Y-Hap-Backbone

09/21/20         1075...

Here is a link to an interesting article entitled "DNA from an unknown ancestor found in modern humans"