Disagreements between those who support creationism and those who support the theory of evolution have been going on for decades. The book of Genesis
Are you ready to incorporate DNA in your genealogy research? In this blog post Gray Stabley talks about the different tests and what they can and can't do.
Read more about New York Blood Center and Howard and Abby Milstein Foundation Partner to Develop Stem Cell Technology
Explore essential techniques for Black family history research. Uncover your ancestry with expert tips on records, DNA analysis, and more in this guide.
If you’ve been following this series of DNA blog posts, you are ready to create a research objective and move ahead in your genetic genealogy journey. With access to DNA results and informat…
Sometimes we’ve been doing genetic genealogy for so long we forget what it’s like to be new. I’m reminded, sometimes humorously, by some of the questions I receive. When I do DNA Reports for clients, each person receives a form to complete with a few questions designed to give them the opportunity to tell me what…
Read About How the Deadly JCV Virus May Be Missed in Patients Who Take a Popular MS Drug, According To a Recent Study.
Researchers have identified 134 genes associated with autism and a range of genetic alterations associated with ASD. Notably, the study identified changes in copy number variations with likely associations with ASD, including autism-associated variants in 14% of people on the autism spectrum.
Mitochondrial disorders are caused by defects in mitochondria, which are energy factories found inside almost all the cells in the body. There are many types of mitochondrial disorders. They can affect one part of the body or many parts, including the brain, muscles, kidneys, heart, eyes, and ears.
The Bantu languages are widely distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Genetic research supports linguists and historians who argue that migration played an important role in the spread of this language family, but the genetic data also indicates ...
U.S. researchers have used a controversial cloning technique to make new, healthy, perfectly matched stem cells from the skin of patients with mitochondrial diseases in a first step toward treatment for these incurable, life-threatening conditions.
Read hwo Promising Drug For Parkinson's Disease Supports Fast Tracking to Clinical Trials
A Newfoundland First Nation has announced a study of genetic links between its members and ancient Indigenous inhabitants of the island, including the Beothuk people.
DNAPainter has introduced a new feature, Ancestral Trees. You can create a tree by hand or upload a GEDCOM file from your own software or one of the online vendors who support a tree export to a GEDCOM file, such as Ancestry or MyHeritage. GEDCOM Import As a longtime genealogist, I wanted to upload my…
The genetic history of Europe since the Upper Paleolithic is inseparable from that of broader Western Eurasia. By about fifty thousand years ago, a basal West Eurasian lineage had appeared out of the undifferentiated "non-African" ancestors of seventy thousand years.
Learn how mitochondrial DNA testing traced all our maternal lines back to a single female in The Seven Daughters of Eve.
Read what DNA tests help you discover and what they don't do to help you ferret out your family's story. What you should know before you spit.
Sources play a vital role in genealogical research and the quality and quantity of sources matter. Elizabeth Shown Mills, a renowned genealogical expert explains, “Sources give us information from …
