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The top six DNA tools I can’t live without
The top six DNA tools I can’t live without For my first article of 2020, I thought I'd talk about my favourite DNA tools and websites that I use to ‘do’ genetic genealogy. Some are obvious...
Gedmatch Opt-In: A Plea
Gedmatch: A Plea - Please Opt-in Forgive me the indulgence (it's my blog after all), but today I need to write about something really close to my heart. I will try and be as objective as I possibly...
All About 23andMe
In this week’s article, I want to give you a thorough-ish overview of 23andMe DNA kits looking at both the ancestry and health services it offers. 23andMe is slightly different than its competitors...
DNA Underwhelm – Things to do with your DNA results
DNA overwhelm is something that has been mentioned in my blog articles before, but today I thought I would change tack and write about the opposite subject – DNA results underwhelm. This feeling...
FamilyTreeDNA: update to terms of service – what you need to know – especially if you are in the EU
This is just a very quick blog update regarding FamilyTreeDNA's updated terms of service. The background I was quoted on the New York Times website in an article recently, after FamilyTreeDNA...
AncestryDNA: 10 Tips for working with your AncestryDNA matches
Did you buy an AncestryDNA test kit recently? Or have you been looking at your results feeling overwhelmed because you don't know what to do with them? Or worse - have you not looked at your results...