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A new University of Florida project studying the evolution of lice shows modern humans started wearing clothing about 170,000 years ago, which enabled them to successfully migrate out of Africa.  Click here to read more about it in Science Daily.

The following tests were underway at FTDNA as of 9 January 2011:

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

01/19/2011, 389, 76446, Family Finder

01/19/2011, 389, 191679, Super DNA

01/24/2011, 387, 184013, Y-DNA 67

02/02/2011, 391, 153938, Y-DNA 67

A 30,000-year-old fossil finger bone found in a Siberian cave belongs to a previously unknown strain of humans, scientists say.  The surprising discovery came after researchers analyzed unusually well-preserved DNA from the bone.  Scientists have named the...

Whether in sports, business or any other activity, scientists have found that men with the Warrior Gene Variant were more combative than men without this variant.  The Warrior Gene is a variant of the gene MAO-A found on the X chromosome.  A test is...

The following tests were underway at FTDNA as of 2 January 2011:

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

01/14/2011, 387, 184013, Y-DNA 67

01/19/2011, 389, 76446, Family Finder

01/19/2011, 389, 191679, Super DNA

02/04/2011, 390, 190838, Y-DNA 37