Most People of European Ancestry Can Be Identified From a Relative’s DNA

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

MyHeritage Autosomal DNA Tests – Just $59 – Buy 2 & Get Free Shipping

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

DNA Testing Companies Sign New Guidelines for Sharing Data With Third Parties

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

Privacy Best Practices for Consumer Genetic Testing Services

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

Cold-Case Murder of 8-year-old Indiana Girl Cracked Using DNA & Genealogy Sites

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

32-Year Old Tacoma Washington Child Rape & Murder Solved by the Use of Online DNA Databases

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

Father-Daughter Reunion Facilitated by a MyHeritage DNA Test and the Today Show

There was a great segment on Megan Kelly’s Today Show that genealogists have got to see. When you take a DNA test, you never know what may come of it! Sarah, from Fort Wayne, Indiana (now living in the Netherlands) Continue reading Father-Daughter Reunion Facilitated by a MyHeritage DNA Test and the Today Show