by DDC Development | Jul 18, 2012 | Ancestry DNA Testing, DNA test, Native American DNA test
A recent article in the LA Times highlights a new DNA study supporting the alternative theory that the Americas were populated by three waves of migration via the Bering Strait rather than one, as majority of human geneticists believe. The study employed SNP markers...
by DDC Development | Jun 20, 2012 | Ancestry DNA Testing, Paternity, Siblings
Recent news about DNA tests that link the First Lady Michelle Obama’s ancestry to slave owners have stirred up some interest about the different ways in which DNA testing can be used in family research. Similar to the techniques discussed in the adoption DNA...
by DDC Development | Jan 4, 2012 | Ancestry DNA Testing, Celebrity Paternity Test, Human Genome
Scientists in China have completed the genome sequence for Genghis Khan’s direct descendant—the first complete genome sequence from a representative of the Mongolian population. The unnamed man is Khan’s 34th- generation descendant, who was chosen for his...
by DDC Development | Dec 9, 2011 | Ancestry DNA Testing, DNA test
A recent article in ScienceNews discusses recent research on the genetic diversity found in Native Americans today. DNA testing has been used to trace the population shifts that occurred when European explorers reached the Americas. A group of scientists have observed...
by DDC Development | Mar 24, 2011 | Ancestry DNA Testing, Lifestyle
There are many ways to research your family history—through public records, written and oral family history, genealogies assembled by other family members. But did you know that you don’t have to go too far or dig very deep to find out where your ancestors came...