The new issue of DNA Tribes Digest is now available. This month’s feature article focuses on the Sahelian genetic region along the borderlands between the Sahara Desert and tropical forest zone. It was here that many diverse and influential African cultures have emerged, such as the Mali Empire of Mansa Musa, who awed Egypt and Arabia with the wealth of his caravan and established of the famous University of Timbuktu.

Our February 28, 2010 issue can be viewed and downloaded free in printable PDF format below:
http://www.dnatribes.com/dnatribes-digest-2010-02-28.pdf

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New Populations:

We are pleased to announce the addition of several new populations to our database:

New African Populations:

• Berber (Azrou, Morocco) (201)
• Khoisan (Republic of South Africa) (108)

New European and European Diaspora Populations:

• Hungary (4,213)
• Pomeranian (Espirito Santo, Brazil) (82)
• South Portugal (2,723)

Enhanced Scoring:

Our scoring algorithms have been updated to reflect our expanded global population database, now representing over 1,000 reference samples from around the world. This scoring update will allow for higher MLI scores, particularly for populations and regions in more geographically isolated parts of the Americas and northern and eastern Eurasia. In some cases, this will provide greater informativeness of personal DNA matches due to enhanced stratification of individual MLI scores and greater power of exclusion of TribeScore percentile information.

For more information, our Global Survey (available here) and Sample Result documents (available here) have been updated to incorporate our enhanced scoring system.

Updates:

Previous DNA Tribes customers who would like to update their results to include these new populations and our most up to date algorithms can order using the "Update Your Analysis" option through our secure online checkout.

The new issue of DNA Tribes Digest is now available. This month's feature article is "Footprints of the Indo-Europeans: Basic Genetic Contributions in Southwest Asia." This article focuses on populations in a zone between Anatolia and the Indus River, where history records the emergence of the world's first civilizations, followed by waves of conquest by Indo-European, Afroasiatic, and Turkic cultures.

Individual populations studied include: Turkey (general); Greek (Cyprus); Syria; Eastern Anatolia, Turkey; Georgia; Kurdish (Iraq); Arab (Iraq); Iran; and Baloch (Pakistan).

Table of Contents for January 29, 2010:

• Introduction
• Footprints of the Indo-Europeans: Basic Genetic Contributions in Southwest Asia
  
• Getting the Most from Your Testing

Our January 29, 2010 issue can be viewed and downloaded free in printable PDF format below:

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The new issue of DNA Tribes Digest is now available. This month's feature article is "Generals of the Steppes: Basic Genetic Contributions in Tungusic, Mongolic, and Turkic Populations." This article focuses on populations of the Asian steppes, where ancient Indo-Europeans introduced the mobile horse culture that formed the basis of the later Turkic and Mongol empires.

Individual populations studied include: Hazara; Uzbek; Kazakh; Uyghur; Altaian-Kizhi; Tuva; Xiongnu (early Mongolian burial site); Mongolia; Buryat; Khamnigan Mongol; East Mongolian (Inner Mongolia); and Evenk (Harbin, China).

Table of Contents for December 29, 2009:

• Introduction
• Generals of the Steppes: Basic Genetic Contributions in Tungusic, Mongolic, and Turkic Populations
  
• Getting the Most from Your Testing

Our December 29, 2009 issue can be viewed and downloaded free in printable PDF format below:

http://www.dnatribes.com/dnatribes-digest-2009-12-29.pdf

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The new issue of DNA Tribes Digest is now available. This month's feature article is "Old Siberia: Basic Genetic Contributions in the European and Siberian Taiga," focusing on taiga populations of Eurasia's northern boreal forests, where an ancient stratum of American Indian like genetic characteristics (possibly dating to the Mesolithic period) is found.

Table of Contents for November 30, 2009:

Introduction
Old Siberia: Basic Genetic Contributions in the European and Siberian Taiga

• Forward: The Northern Frontier Lands of Eurasia
• Europe and the Urals: Finns, Mari, and Bashkir
• Near the Great Yenisei River: Khakas, Tofalar, and Soyot
• Newcomers to Far Eastern Siberia: Yakut and Evenki
• Summary and Conclusion

Announcements for November 30, 2009

Our November 30, 2009 issue can be viewed and downloaded free in printable PDF format below:

http://www.dnatribes.com/dnatribes-digest-2009-11-30.pdf

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We are pleased to announce the addition of several new populations to our database:

New American Indian Populations:

• American Indian (Colombia) (7)
• Aymara and Mestizo (La Paz, Bolivia) (200)
• Caritiana (Brazil) (10)
• Maya (Mexico) (20)
• Pima (Mexico) (13)
• Surui (Brazil) (5)

New East Asian Populations:

• Cambodia (10)
• Dai (China) (10)
  
• Daur (China) (9)
• Han (China) (42)
• Japan (28)
• Kanagawa, Japan (101)
• Lahu (China) (8)
• Miao (China) (10)
• Mongola (China) (10)
• Monguor (Tu) (China) (10)
• Nanai (Hezhen) (China) (7)
• Naxi (China) (7)
• Oroqen (China) (9)
• She (China) (10)
• Tujia (China) (10)
• Uyghur (China) (10)
• Xibe (China) (9)
• Yakut (Siberia) (25)
• Yizu (China) (10)
  

New European Populations:

• Adyghe (Southern Russia) (15)
• Basque (France) (24)
• Bergamo, Italy (12)
• France (28)
• Iceland (151)
• Northwest Spain (194)
• Orkney Islands (Scotland) (15)
• Republic of Serbia (356)
• Russia (24)
• Sardinia (27)
• Tuscany, Italy (8)
  

New Latin American Populations:

• Goiania, Brazil (429)
• Mestizo (Arequipa, Peru) (236)
• Mestizo (Cajamarca, Peru) (253)
• Mestizo (Chiclayo, Peru) (219)
• Mestizo (Guanajuato, Mexico) (334)
• Mestizo (Huancayo, Peru) (185)
• Mestizo (Lima, Peru) (546)
• Mestizo (Piura, Peru) (209)
• Mestizo (Trujillo, Peru) (237)
• Mestizo (Veracruz, Mexico) (200)

New Near Eastern Populations:

• Bedouin (Negev, Israel) (45)
• Druze (Mount Carmel, Israel) (40)
• Mozabite (Mzab, Algeria) (29)
• Palestinian (Israel) (46)

New Pacific Island Populations:

• Melanesian (Bouganville, Solomon Islands) (4)
• Papuan (New Guinea) (15)

New South Asian Populations:

• Afridi Pathan (Uttar Pradesh, India) (53)
• Balochi (Pakistan) (21)
• Brahui (Pakistan) (23)
• Burusho (Pakistan) (25)
• Hazara (Pakistan) (22)
• Kalash (Pakistan) (23)
• Makrani (Pakistan) (22)
• Northern Pakistan (328)
• Pashtun (Pakistan) (24)
• Roma (Portugal) (123)
• Sindhi (Pakistan) (24)
  

New Sub-Saharan African Populations:

• Aka (Central African Republic) (20)
• Bakaka (Cameroon) (58)
• Bamileke (Cameroon) (30)
• Bantu (Northeast Kenya) (11)
• Bantu (South Africa) (8)
• Bassa (Cameroon) (58)
• Ewondo (Cameroon) (59)\
• Fali (Cameroon) (33)
• Fulbe (Cameroon) (39)
• Haiti (111)
• Jamaica (119)
• Mada (Cameroon) (40)
• Mandara (Cameroon) (25)
• Mandenka (Senegal) (21)
• Mbuti (Dem. Repub. of Congo) (13)
• Podokwo (Cameroon) (41)
• San (Namibia) (6)
• Tupuri (Cameroon) (25)
• Uldeme (Cameroon) (46)
• Yoruba (Nigeria) (22)

World Regions Update:

The inclusion of new reference data have allowed us to update our world region analysis. More information is available by clicking here.

Updates:

Previous DNA Tribes customers who would like to update their results to include these new populations and our most up to date algorithms can order using the "Update Your Analysis" option through our secure online checkout.

The new issue of DNA Tribes Digest is now available. This month's feature article is "Refuge of Sages and Outlaws: Basic Genetic Contributions near the Hindu Kush," focusing on populations near the Hindu Kush mountain range where migrating Indo-European speaking cultures came in contact with the Indus Valley Civilization.

Individual populations studied include: Afghanistan; Gujarat, India; Kashmiri Muslims (Punjab, Pakistan); Northern Pakistan; Pakistan (general); and Punjab, India.

Table of Contents for October 31, 2009:

• Introduction
• Refuge of Sages and Outlaws: Basic Genetic Contributions near the Hindu Kush
• New Populations for September 25, 2009

Our October 31, 2009 issue can be viewed and downloaded free in printable PDF format below:

http://www.dnatribes.com/dnatribes-digest-2009-10-31.pdf

An archive of previous DNA Tribes Digest articles can be found here.

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An updated global survey of world populations based on DNA Tribes analysis, "A New Genetic Map of Living Humans in Interconnected World Regions" is now available. This global survey provides an overview of world genetic structure identified by DNA Tribes analysis, including information about the range of individual matches observed in each part of the world.

The updated global survey document is available for viewing and download at:

http://dnatribes.com/sample-results/dnatribes-global-survey-regional-affinities.pdf