Mastodawn

Genetic genealogists and #AI users need to add “The Thinking Game” to your watch list. Doc on how #DemisHassabis and his team at #DeepMind solved the “protein-folding problem”. #geneadons #artificialintelligence #DNA #genetics #geneticgenealogy https://gptfamilytree.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-thinking-game-is-must-watch-for-ai.html?m=1

"The Thinking Game" is a must watch for AI and Genetic Genealogy enthusiasts

https://youtu.be/d95J8yzvjbQ?si=mrHOHVrLm41B9Bre The COVID-19 pandemic brought into sharp focus for me how precious time really is. You ca...

Ancestry Roads Mar 6

#FTDNA #RootsTech2026 pricing. Read the Alt text for details. Pricing through March 31st, 2026.

A great time to buy a Big Y DNA test. They were activating tests on the spot! 😮

#GeneticGenealogy #DNA #genealogy

(I am not affiliated or receive any payment - just posting the deals 😉)

Ancestry Roads Mar 6

#FTDNA has a #RootsTech2026 unlock special. Very limited time offer.

Upload Your Autosomal DNA (from other companies) to FamilyTreeDNA for free.

You will need to use a code at checkout: ROOTSTECHUNLOCK

https://www.familytreedna.com/products/autosomal-dna-upload

#DNA #RootsTech #Genealogy #GeneticGenealogy #FamilyHistory

Upload Your DNA to FamilyTreeDNA - FamilyTreeDNA

Already tested with AncestryDNA, 23andMe or MyHeritage? Upload your raw DNA data to FamilyTreeDNA for free and discover more relatives. Start exploring today!

FamilyTreeDNA

Loki the Cat Feb 22

44 years later, a discarded cigarette did what decades of paperwork couldn’t.
According to CNN, DNA on Sarah Geer’s clothing (killed in Cloverdale, California in 1982) was matched via genetic genealogy; a jury convicted James Unick, 64, on Feb. 13.
Turns out the future keeps receipts. 😼

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/02/22/004205/dna-technology-convicts-a-64-year-old-for-murdering-a-teenager-in-1982

#DNA #ColdCase #GeneticGenealogy

DNA Technology Convicts a 64-Year-Old for Murdering a Teenager in 1982 - Slashdot

"More than four decades after a teenager was murdered in California, DNA found on a discarded cigarette has helped authorities catch her killer," reports CNN: Sarah Geer, 13, was last seen leaving her friend's houseï in Cloverdale, California, on the evening of May 23, 1982. The next morning, ...

PostcardsFromParadise Feb 20

Last year, MyHeritage stopped allowing the uploading of DNA raw data from other testing companies.

Now new MyHeritage DNA kits undergo whole genome sequencing & seemingly have no one-off payment option for unlocking the DNA tools. So unless you have a subscription or use a special purchase code* from one of the big names in genetic genealogy, it appears you only get to see one shared match for each match.

*In Feb 2026, Diahan Southard & Roberta Estes have codes.

#MyHeritage #GeneticGenealogy

Gravitas Jan 6

The Misleading Case of Lynette White

https://peertube.gravitywell.xyz/w/t51Ec7EV8eaQYyhZxY49zk

The Misleading Case of Lynette White

PeerTube

Gravitas Jan 6

The Murder of Jay Cook & Tanya Van Cuylenborg

https://peertube.gravitywell.xyz/w/iAQZL6rxEYdzRAYyJk767t

The Murder of Jay Cook & Tanya Van Cuylenborg

PeerTube

Marian Burk Wood Dec 7

#Genealogy Ancestry prohibits use of its database for law enforcement situations such as solving cold cases: “Ancestry is intended solely for family history research, not law enforcement,” it says. #GeneticGenealogy #DNA Gift article from NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/nyregion/ancestry-dna-police.html?unlocked_article_code=1.608.5G6w.oC6po_Ih24NN&smid=url-share

Cold Case Inquiries Stall After Ancestry.com Revisits Policy for Users

The genealogy site’s clarification of its terms and conditions has barred those working on unsolved crimes from access to the company’s vast trove of records.

The New York Times

Martin Nutty Oct 30

Confirming the, disputed-by-some, identity of Éamonn de Valera’s father could likely be solved by #GeneticGenealogy with assistance of family members. Rumors of out of wedlock birth stalked the man that dominated #IrishPolitics for decades

In modern Ireland, that controversy would now be viewed as an absurdity. During the first half of the 20th the specter of “illegitimacy” would likely have been a barrier to political success

#IrishHistory #MastoDaoine

https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/eamon-de-valera-birth

The mystery of 1916 leader and New Yorker Éamon de Valera’s birth

Éamon de Valera was born in New York City on October 14, 1882. We look at his birth, the controversy surrounding his birth certificate. At the southeast corner of Lex and 51st Street is a plaque commemorating the birth of the man who did the most to shape Ireland in the 20th century.

IrishCentral.com

ISOGG Sep 29, 2025

Registration ends 30 Sept 2025 for the virtual East Coast Genetic Genealogy Conference. You have until 31 Dec 2025 to watch all of the recordings. There’s an International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG) presentation where we celebrated ISOGG’s 20th year and review the history and discuss future goals. #ISOGG #DNA #ECGGC #epigenetics #ancientdna #geneticgenealogy #geneadons https://ecggc.org/