A fascinating story about a man found abandoned during WWII near the river Thames in London when he was just four weeks old. His story is a wonderful illustration of the power of genetic research to complete the stories of those who are searching for their identities.
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Ancestry DNA is on sale until Dec 2nd
If you are interested in Ancestry DNA for yourself or as a gift for the holidays, it’s on sale now and through CyberMonday (December 2nd) for $49.00 – that’s a savings of 50%. Pretty good deal!
Ancestry DNA On Sale Now
Ancestry DNA is on sale until August 26th for $59.00. Click HERE if you’re interested!
New Articles on our Website
Here are links to two recent articles of genealogical interest. Both deal with the consequences of DNA testing, one from each side of the issue.
DNA Testing Creates Wrenching Dilemmas for the Family Historian
From The Wall Street Journal – 20 July 2019.
He Took a DNA Test in Search of his Birth Father – and Found a Daughter Instead.
From NBC News – 14 Feb 2019
Ancestry DNA kits on sale
For those of you who may be interested, Ancestry DNA is on sale through tomorrow, March 18, 2019.
One set of identical twins, two different ancestry profiles…
At least that’s the suggestion from one of the world’s largest ancestry DNA testing companies.
Last spring, Marketplace host Charlsie Agro and her twin sister, Carly, bought home kits from AncestryDNA, MyHeritage, 23andMe, FamilyTreeDNA and Living DNA, and mailed samples of their DNA to each company for analysis. Despite having virtually identical DNA, the twins did not receive matching results from any of the companies.
In most cases, the results from the same company traced each sister’s ancestry to the same parts of the world — albeit by varying percentages. But the results from California-based 23andMe seemed to suggest each twin had unique twists in their ancestry composition.
For more info on this phenomenon, check out the following websites:
https://dnatesting.com/the-fascinating-trouble-with-twins-and-dna-paternity-tests/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/dna-ancestry-kits-twins-marketplace-1.4980976
Sigrid Johnson Was Black. A DNA Test Said She Wasn’t – from the New York Times
Article reprinted from The New York Times Magazine, November 19, 2018. Click HERE to read the entire article.
