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I have now taken 5 DNA microarray (chip) tests with Family Tree DNA, 23andMe, Ancestry DNA, MyHeritage DNA and Living DNA. I have also taken two Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) tests with Dante Labs, one short-reads and one long-reads. I analyzed the accuracy of these tests by comparing individual SNP values in ...

Kevin Borland is the author of Borland Genetics, a fantastic site where you can upload your Raw DNA data, match to others, and use tools to reassemble your ancestors’ DNA. I very recently wrote a blog post about Kevin’s site. Kevin also has a blog in which he has been posting very interesting articles, ...

On Facebook, I was delivered a sponsored ad for getting health reports from your DNA raw data at a 55% discount from a company called Xcode Life. @xcode_ls I’ve always been much more interested in DNA for genealogical purposes than for health, but I had never heard of this company and it sounded ...

There’s another website I recommend you upload your DNA raw data to called Borland Genetics. See this video: Introducing Borland Genetics Web Tools In a way, Borland Genetics is similar to GEDmatch in that they accept uploads of raw data and don’t do their own testing. Once uploaded, you can then see ...

OneDrive's default setting of no limit for network upload and download rates has caused years of Internet problems at my house. Unbeknownst to us, it would from time to time consume most or all of the Internet bandwidth affecting me when on my ethernet connected desktop computer and affecting everyone else in ...

In my last post, New Version of WGS Extract, I used WGS_Extract to create 4 extracts from 3 BAM (Binary Sequence Alignment Map) files from my 2 WGS (Whole Genome Sequencing) tests. These extracts each contain about 2 million SNPs that are tested by the five major consumer DNA testing companies: Ancestry DNA, ...

Back in May 2019, I wrote about a program called WGS Extract to produce from your Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) test, a file with autosomal SNPs in 23andMe format that you can upload to sites like GEDmatch, Family Tree DNA,  MyHeritage DNA, or Living DNA. The mastermind behind this program, who prefers to ...

Remember the words inscribed in large friendly letters on the cover of the book called The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: DON’T PANIC I returned 9 days ago from a two week vacation with my wife and some good friends on a cruise to the southern Caribbean. While away, we had a great time, but every day ...

#Delphi25 #Delphi25th – I came across an email I sent to a friend of mine on February 6, 1997 (at 1:17 AM). I’ll just give it here without commentary, but it should amuse and bring back recollections of people who were early PC users.   --- You should find this message to be a little different. I ...

The Delphi programming language is having its #Delphi25 #Delphi25th birthday on Friday Feb 14, 2020. I’ve been using Delphi for about 23 years since 1997 when Delphi 2 was released. Delphi is an amazing language. I use it now for Behold and Double Match Triangulator, and I’ve made use of it for a number of ...