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April 27, 2021 - Medium - "DNA Testing Dispels a Genealogical Myth" by Megan Smolenyak
May 4, 2016 - Huffington Post - "When It Comes to Genetic Genealogy, Women Need Not Apply" with Megan Smolenyak
January 6, 2016 - NPR, Morning Edition - "DNA Testing Provides Shortcut To Trace Family History" with Megan Smolenyak
September 18, 2013 - Huffington Post - "DNA Stories: Did She Marry Her Cousin? (VIDEO)" by Megan Smolenyak
August 19, 2013 - Huffington Post - "DNA Stories: A Tale of Two Fathers (VIDEO)" by Megan Smolenyak
July 26, 2013 - The Huffington Post - "Genetic Family Reunion: DNA Reveals Alex Haley's Scottish Roots (VIDEO)" by Megan Smolenyak
July 2, 2013 - Huffington Post article - "DNA Stories: A Tale of Two Sisters (VIDEO)" by Megan Smolenyak
August 2, 2012 - Huffington Post article - "A Second Chance to Be a Genetic Pioneer" by Megan Smolenyak
January 30, 2012 - The Book Case article - "Five things you didn't know about your DNA" by Megan Smolenyak
February 2004 - Family Chronicle article - "One-Name Studies Turn to DNA" Read this article in PDF format. Includes photos and screenshots.
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October 2003 - Family Chronicle article - "Managing a DNA Project"
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August 22, 2003 - listen to NPR's Marketplace feature - "The Lucrative Business of Genealogy"
July 8, 2003 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Genetic Genealogy: DNA Inheritance"
April 24, 2003 - Richmond Times-Dispatch article - "Who's your daddy? Genealogists look inside their cells for clues to their ancestors" Richmond Times-Dispatch, used with permission.
March 2003 - Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly(Volume VXIII - Number 1) article - "DNA Testing: The Process and The Promise"
November/December 2002 - Family Chronicle article - "What's Next in the World of DNA Testing?" Read this article in PDF format. Published by and provided here with the kind permission of Family Chronicle.
May/June 2002 - Family History Magazine article - DNA Testing Dispels a Genealogical Myth Read this article in PDF format. Includes photos and screenshots. Published by and provided here with the kind permission of Everton's Family History Magazine.
May/June 2001 - Heritage Quest article - "Unknown Soldiers Identified by DNA from Their Female Lines"