European Journal of Human Genetics - UYSD: a novel data repository accessible via public website for worldwide population frequencies of Y-SNP haplogroups

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On this week’s show: The latest news on how U.S. government science agencies are being impacted by President Donald Trump’s administration, how researchers are using genealogy and DNA testing to find ...

Tackling a touchy subject, genetic detective finds only 1% of European children have unexpected paternity

Tackling a touchy subject, genetic detective finds only 1% of European children have unexpected paternity

The five authors recently discovered their misattributed paternity (MP), two ascertaining that, decades ago, their pediatricians abetted the paternity deception. From their unique perspective, the aut...

An analysis of ancient mitochondrial and nuclear DNA shows evidence of matrilocal communities in Iron Age Britain.

Background According to recent estimates, around 30 million people have taken Direct-to-Consumer DNA ancestry tests, typically marketed as a fun, harmless and exciting process of discovery. These test...

Who lived in Flanders during the 7th century, and where did they come from? New DNA research from Merovingian graves in Koksijde has uncovered surprising insights into the region's diverse ancestral o...