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According to news reports, FamilyTree DNA is allowing the FBI access to its database – to solve historic murders and rapes. Access which is the same that you and I have. The issue of privacy always comes up when we Continue reading FamilyTreeDNA Allows the FBI the Same Access to its Database That You & I Have
The following teaser is from an article posted October 9, 2018 at the CBC website. Two half-sisters got more than they bargained for when they signed up for an online genealogy test two years apart — they discovered each other. Continue reading Half-Sisters United After Both Have DNA Testing
The Atlantic website posted an article by Sarah Zhang today that I found interested. She states that most people of European ancestry can be identified from a relative’s DNA – and that nearly 60 percent of people have a relative Continue reading Most People of European Ancestry Can Be Identified From a Relative’s DNA
Family Roots Publishing brought in a large stock of the top DNA Research books – and discounted them by 30% for a Fall Sale which ran a couple weeks ago. We’ve still got a lot of stock on hand, and Continue reading The Top DNA Genetic Genealogy Research Books – Again 30% Off From FRPC
The following teaser is from an article posted August 22, 2018 at the Rolling Stone website. The article is the best I’ve seen thus far as deals with the state of DNA – and criminal cold-case research. I recommend you Continue reading DNA Research Continues to Break Criminal Cold-Cases
MyHeritage is running an End-of-Summer Autosomal DNA Test sale. Click here to order for just $59! Order two and get free shipping!. As I’ve said before, I had a MyHeritage DNA test processed nearly two years ago. MyHeritage was just Continue reading MyHeritage Autosomal DNA Tests – Just $59 – Buy 2 & Get Free Shipping
The following is from a post made at PCMag.com on August 1, 2018. Worried that a DNA testing company can share your genetic data with anyone? In a bid to address privacy concerns surrounding the handling of customers’ genetic data, Continue reading DNA Testing Companies Sign New Guidelines for Sharing Data With Third Parties
The following news release is dated July 31, 2018 – from Future of Privacy Forum: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 31, 2018 Contact: Carson Martinez, Health Policy Fellow, cmartinez@fpf.org Melanie Bates, Director of Communications, mbates@fpf.org Future of Privacy Forum and Leading Genetic Testing Continue reading Privacy Best Practices for Consumer Genetic Testing Services
It was announced today that FindMyPast and Living DNA have formed a partnership. It makes a lot of sense, as FindMyPast has been the only one of the Big Three commercial database firms to not have a DNA testing service. Continue reading FindMyPast and Living DNA Announce Partnership
Parabon has done it again. This is the sixth cold case they have cracked using GedMatch and DNA samples. The following excerpt is from an article posted July 17, 2018 at cbsnews.com. FORT WAYNE, Ind. – April Tinsley disappeared on Continue reading Cold-Case Murder of 8-year-old Indiana Girl Cracked Using DNA & Genealogy Sites
The following teaser is from an updated article by Hontas Farmer, published June 15, 2018 at the Science20.com website. Deep ancestry by DNA is not as straight forward as a paternity test. Simplistic assumptions can lead to grave misunderstandings which Continue reading Recombinant DNA’s Tricks & Ancestry’s Quirks
The following teaser is from the July 12, 2018 edition of the Seattle Times. Click on the illustration or the end at the end of this blog to read the article. When Seattle Times staff columnist, Nicole Brodeur, and her Continue reading Newfound Family – the results of a DNA test
MyHeritage has a great July 4th special on DNA kits. Just $59! Click here or on the illustration to learn more and order your kit today. Please note that GenealogyBlog and the Genealogy Newsline are affiliated with MyHeritageDNA and receives Continue reading MyHeritage DNA Tests – Only $59 on Independence Day
Having lived just outside Tacoma, Washington during the period, I remember well the discovery of Michella Welch’s body in March of 1986. The case has been dead-cold for years – until using data from an online database – and matching Continue reading 32-Year Old Tacoma Washington Child Rape & Murder Solved by the Use of Online DNA Databases
The following teaser is from an article was posted in the May 29, 2018 edition of DailyMail.com: Mother-of-two finds biological father after she did a mail-order DNA test – and he didn’t even know he had a daughter. Amy Meyerott, Continue reading Mother-of-Two Finds Biological Father