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    Wacky news Why are young Scottish males hanging themselves?

    I found this weird headline at Medical Express: Gap between Scottish and English suicide rates widens A new study has revealed the widening gap in suicide rates between Scotland and England & Wales due to a large extent to the number of young Scottish men taking their lives...
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    J's where are you from?

    I've been threatening to do this for a long time, and now I've done it. I created an interactive Google Spreadsheet to track the subclades of J. Please add yourself and list the ancestral homeland of your oldest maternal line ancestor - I'd like to limit the colonies (US, Canada, etc) if...
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    23andMe Another $99 sale-23andme

    They've got a new chip, the V.3 1,000,000 chip, and now they charge $5/month for a "subscription". If you're still interested, you'll need the Promo code - B84YAG https://www.23andme.com/store/cart/ I don't know how long the sale will last, rumor say's it's just today, so I wouldn't wait.
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    K1a4a1- Jewish or not?

    My grandfather's results have come in from 23andme and I'm confused about how to interpret his results. 23andme says the haplogroup occurs over a wide range of Europe and the Middle East, but it's reference population are Ashkenazi, Druze, and Kurds. Yet here is what Wikipedia says...
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    23andMe 23andme $99 4/23/10 only

    23andme is offering the complete edition for $99 today, 4/23/10, for DNA day. Normally, it's $499.00 so that's a good deal. https://www.23andme.com/store/
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    Negative Rh factor-implications?

    I have become curious about the implications of negative Rh factor- health, race & ethnicity, history??? At 23andme, I set up a poll to verify a SNP for Rh factor, and I was amazed how common the deletion is among Europeans. It seemed more Europeans were either DI or DD than II...also I've...
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    Films & Series What happened to "Being Human"?

    My favorite show was "Being Human" on BBC America, but it's been almost a year since I've seen a new episode. When I search for it, it seems new episodes have been made. Are they being shown on the BBC in Britain, and just not making it across the pond?
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    How is abuse/Catholic Church playing out...

    in Germany? I've tried to find a thread on the subject, but failed to locate one. The headline in my local newspaper (Wisconsin) reads: "Vatican sees campaign against Pope Benedict" I've read the background concerning his brother's involvement, or lack thereof if believed, in regards to...
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    Orcadians related to Siberians?

    I found this link in the Telegraph (UK) from 2008: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/3342804/Orkney-Islanders-have-Siberian-relatives.html "Orkney Islanders are more closely related to people in Siberia and in Pakistan than those in Africa and the near East, according to a...
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    Free upload to deCODEme...

    for 23andme customers: **I'd post the URL but Eupedia won't let me :angry: It looks like it's $195 only if you are not a 23andme customer. 23andme has me as a J1a* mtdna deCODEme has J 23andme put's me with the Orcadians with global similiarity deCODEme puts me as French. When I match...
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    Welsh cookie recipe...

    Does anyone have a Welsh cookie recipe that DOES NOT contain shortning or lard? We always buy them when we go to the Scottish Highland Games here in Wisconsin, once a year, and that's not enough! Thanks!
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    Maciamo please help!

    I had my DNA test through 23andme and like to participate in the forum there. Many of the threads are related to the individual's mtDNA haplogroup or PtDNA haplogroup, where their ancestors came from, down to what country, town, etc. Some get mad if their haplogroup doesn't match how they see...
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    J1a* or J1c3?

    I did my DNA test through 23andme and my mtdna is listed as J1a*. I am a female and my most distant female ancestor can be traced to Frankfurt, Germany. My global similiarity came out Orcadian/Norwegian. In researching the J mtdna haplogroup I came across some information which said J1a* was...
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