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Launch of DNA Website to Aid Family Historians

Blaine Bettinger has launched a website to aid interpretation of DNA results.  This will include webinars and courses and also educational material.  There is a subscription involved.
Blaine Bettinger has a Ph.D. in biochemistry and is author of the books Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy and Genetic Genealogy in Practice.
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