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Author: Margaret O’Brien
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Who Owns 23andMe? (Explained)
23andMe was privately owned up until 2021 when it merged with a Virgin Groups acquisition company to go public without a traditional IPO. Anne Wojcicki and Richard Branson are the most high-profile stakeholders in the new venture. However, a considerable number of investors have taken ownership stakes in 23andMe in prior funding rounds. This article…
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The GEDmatch Gedrosia Project (Explained For Beginners)
GedrosiaDNA is one of the more recent projects on GEDmatch. The project creator included archaic DNA samples in his calculators that weren’t available to other projects. The GEDmatch Gedrosia project is very focused on Eurasian heritage. Origins Of The GedrosiaDNA Project The GedrosiaDNA project on GEDmatch was created by Dilawer Khan, who has a particular…
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The GEDmatch PuntDNAL Project (Explained For Beginners)
PuntDNAL is one of the more recent projects on GEDmatch. The project creator was able to use archaic and modern DNA samples that weren’t available to other projects. The PuntDNAL calculators explore ancient heritage particularly for Southeast Asians and non-West Europeans. There are also two calculators with a focus on African heritage. Origins Of The…
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The GEDmatch Ethiohelix Project (For African Ancestry)
The GEDmatch Ethiohelix project is aimed at exploring African heritage. One of the project calculators is for people with 100% African ancestry. The others cater for mixed heritage. The project includes DNA samples from academic studies, some project volunteers, and ancient archaeological finds. Bear in mind that all the GEDmatch admixture projects explore older eras…
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The GEDmatch HarappaWorld Project (Explained For Beginners)
HarappaWorld is the only admixture project on Gedmatch that has just one calculator. That’s an indicator as to how focused this project is. HarappaWorld was designed by its creator to explore South Asian heritage. The project includes ancient samples alongside DNA results from project volunteers and academic studies. Bear in mind that all the GEDmatch…
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The GEDmatch MDLP Project (Explained For Beginners)
The GEDmatch MDLP project has a mix of calculators that compare your ethnicity with DNA samples assembled by the project creator. Like the other calculators, this project measures how your DNA aligns with ancient samples alongside results from project volunteers and academic studies. The focus is on exploring your heritage from older eras of human…
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Eurogenes On GEDmatch (Explained For Beginners)
The Eurogenes project on GEDmatch has a set of admixture calculators that compare your ethnicity with a range of DNA samples from project volunteers and academic sources. Some of the Eurogenes calculators focus on ancient ancestries, such as the early Farmers and Hunter Gatherers. Others try to assess more recent eras of European and Asian…
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The GEDmatch Dodecad Project (Explained For Beginners)
The Dodecad project on GEDmatch was one of the first admixture tools on the website. The other projects are based on the original Dodecad software. It’s important to remember that the admixture projects aimed to research ancient populations. You may get some insight into modern ethnicity, but it largely depends on how your heritage aligns…
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Who Owns GEDmatch? (All The Facts)
The GEDmatch website has had several owners since it was established in 2010. Its sale in 2019 caused quite a stir amongst both members and the wider genealogical community. This article looks at who owns GEDmatch now, and who was behind its creation. Who Owns GEDmatch? Verogen, a San Diego forensic genetics firm, announced in…
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Cancel Your Free Ancestry Trial (Without Problems)
If you sign up for an Ancestry trial, you must take action if you don’t want to pay for the subscription after your trial period. In other words, if you don’t cancel the trial, Ancestry will charge your credit card. Some people have reported problems with canceling the trial. There should always be a fix…