An article on DNA differences from BBC News tells of how scientists are discovering that the genetic make-up of humans is much more diverse than originally thought.
A UK-led team made a detailed analysis of the DNA found in 270 people and identified vast regions to be duplicated or even missing.
…To date, the investigation of the [...]

Is genealogy going to the dogs? The Genealogy Blog reports in “Find Your Ancestors with the Help of a Dog” on how dogs are being used to “sniff out” unmarked graves to help identify historical graves.
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Genealogy Today reports the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution are publishing a book of bible and family records collected over the past several years.
In addition to Bible records, we have added several pages of family records, plus a complete roster of all chapter members since it was organized in 1896. This listing [...]

I’ve written a lot lately about the new activity and information found on World Vital Records, but you won’t be hearing much from me about them for a long time. In fact, until they make a public apology.
It appears that they are using “real people” (I assume) to manually comment spam genealogy blogs with “helpful” [...]

Thinking of giving the gift of DNA testing to family members this year? Giving them the joy of researching their ancestors through their blood lines? Genetics and Health offers a list of the prices for DNA testing on the CNA Ancestry Project.
The cheapset male 20 marker test is $119 USD and the full blown package [...]

“So You Think You’re English” (print version), by the Telegraph in Britain, is a fascinating look at the issue of DNA research and genealogy, especially where it helps squish racism as well as how DNA research is beginning to break down the mythology of “true blood”.
A new test can tell you, broadly speaking, where all [...]

Eastman Genealogy Newsletter announces that the “Richmond Civil War Newspaper Now Online”, and can be found at the Richmond Civil War Newspaper.
This will hopefully be a great resource for facts and insights into the American Civil War, especially for genealogists looking for a mention of their relatives or a better understanding of what went [...]

A Yahoo News article from HealthDay Reporter E.J. Mundell discusses how a “tooth finding shakes the human family tree”.
Vaporized gas from million-year old tooth enamel is stirring debate on how modern humans’ ancient kin won the evolutionary race.
The research focuses on Paranthropus robustis, a genus of small, upright-walking hominids that once coexisted with the early [...]

Discovery News announces the “Neanderthal Genome Being Mapped”, a bit of news that will certainly help turn the future of DNA research, as well as archeology, on its ear.
A bone fragment that scientists had initially ignored has begun to yield secrets of the Neanderthal genome, launching a new way to learn about the stocky and [...]

I’m learning so much about the various ways people can research their family’s history and was stunned to find out that there is a Historical Business Card Collection that can be researched by name to find out which businesses your ancestors may have worked with.
The Genealogy Blog says:
I just got the following note from my [...]