Current DNA Sales – April 1, 2022

Current sales as of April 1, 2022. Double checked all prices before posting.  Some other DNA kits are on sale, like certain 23andMe kits; see their link for more information. MyHeritageDNA Sale ends tomorrow. 

The major DNA Sales going on now: 1)  LivingDNA Easter Sale up to 20% off  – https://livingdna.com/ basic kit sale price $79, other kits available no word on when it ends. 2) MyHeritage if you order the MyHeritage Basic kit offer https://myheritage.com/kit/ sale $79.00 (still available as of April 1

, 2022). 3) 23andMe sale – no word on when it ends. Buy 1 kit at regular price, get additional kits a 20% discount. 4) MyHeritageDNA Easter Sale ends tomorrow – sale price $59.00.

TeloYears offers 2 COVID-19 tests for sale – they are only available for bulk orders right now. We currently offer COVID-19 rRT-PCR testing by shipping collection kits in bulk to qualifying organizations such as clinics/physician practices, city and state governments, hospitals, nursing homes, employers, and health plans.  A discount if you buy both together. Helix offers a COVID-19 test. Vitagene offers a COVID-19 test if you qualify. However, you will need to meet the requirements to qualify for the test which aren’t easy. Sequencing.com offers a free Coronavirus Health Assessment and a paid $34/use COVID-19 Severe Outcomes Genetic Analysis. FamilyTree DNA (FTDNA) offers a CCR5 test for $39; if you have the mutations, you are a lot less likely to get COVID-19; it’s not a guarantee.

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As always, check prices before you order! You can also check EBay and Amazon in case you find a lower price there, but make sure it’s for the same company and test. Some of the companies show an end date for their sale prices, but many don’t. Amazon loves to raise and lower prices on DNA tests on a somewhat regular basis, usually every few days for some of the major companies, bit less often for other companies. For EBay and Amazon purchases, always activate the test as soon as you get it to avoid problems.

Update to the last post: Current DNA Sales – March 8, 2022. WeGene is supposed to start selling $99.00 DNA kits. I check every few days since at some point I expect to see them offering this price. So far, they haven’t started selling them for $99.00.

Monthly DNA company list for April 2022 – Current 2022 DNA Companies April 1, 2022. This will cover many of the lesser known DNA companies or DNA companies that don’t offer sales too often.

23andMe: https://www.23andme.com/  buy 1 kit at regular price, 20% discount on additional kits in the same order; regular price $99 https://www.amazon.com/23andMe-Ancestry-Prsonal-Genetic-Service/dp/B01LZ5K87Z/ regular price $99.00  currently available as of  April 1, 2022;  https://www.amazon.com/23andMe-DNA-Test-Ancestry-collection/dp/B01G7PYQTM/ regular price $199.00; VIP Health + Ancestry special deal regular price $499 (2 kits included, a point missed by those not reading the fine print) – not seeing it on Amazon). Sale price for $199.00 kir – $129.00 no word on when sale ends.

AncestryDNA: https://www.ancestry.com/dna/ – regular price $99.00 (basic AncestryDNA test – still valid as of April 1, 2022). On Amazon – https://www.amazon.com/AncestryDNA-Genetic-Ethnicity-Test/dp/B00TRLVKW0/ (Basic AncestryDNA test) – regular price $99.00 – currently available as of April 1, 2022; Amazon AncestryDNA + Traits, https://www.amazon.com/AncestryDNA-Genetic-Testing-Ethnicity-Traits/dp/B07J1FZQBC – currently available as of April 1, 2022, regular price $119.00 on Amazon. Check other vendors, but make sure you register the kit as soon as you get it if you go this route, on Amazon as sometimes they are cheaper than the listed Amazon price in the link. The reason to activate immediately is in case someone used a stolen credit card to buy the kit before putting it on EBay or Amazon.

Dante Labs – Whole Genome Sequencing: https://us.dantelabs.com/ regular price $550 (8 week processing) – choose between 2 week turnaround or 8 week turnaround (2 week turnaround is more expensive); Whole GenomeZ – Whole Genome Sequencing for Advanced Diagnostics (130X + 30X)) –  https://us.dantelabs.com/ regular price $999.00 (8 week option), regular price $1,499.00 (2 week option).

DNAFit: https://www.dnafit.com/us//index.asp.  Sale price available – see link.

FamilyTree DNA (FTDNA) https://www.familytreedna.com/ $79 regular price; Family Finder – Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Family-Tree-DNA-Genetic-Ancestry/dp/B01NAQ1UCWB01NAQ1UCW Amazon – currently available – regular price $79.00. FTDNA offers mtDNA and Y-DNA testing. Prices as of April 1, 2022 CCR5 test available for $39 – may help determine if you are at a lower risk for getting COVID-19. mtDNA and Y-DNA kits also on sale.

Regular prices:

Y-DNA Prices starting at $119.00
mtDNA Price. regular price $159.00

FindMyPastDNA (they use LivingDNA kits):  https://www.findmypast.com/ancestry-dna-testing – sale price $89.00, although prices on LivingDNA vary, now showing Rootstech Connect Sale prices up to 20% off as of April 1, 2022 ($79.00 sale price for basic kit, regular price $99) – https://livingdna.com/;  LivingDNA kits on Amazon – two kits may or may not be available: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z6277D5/ – currently unavailable as of April 1, 2022 – usually comes back in a reasonable time frame; https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07331MTY4/ – Amazon – currently unavailable as of MApril 1, 2022 – usually comes back in a reasonable time frame. They accept free limited transfers from other DNA testing companies. The prices are only available at LivingDNA. Check LivingDNA as the prices change sometimes too often for me to keep up.

Full Genomes Corporation: https://www.fullgenomes.com/ $15 Individual SNPs. Other options available.

Helix –  https://www.helix.com/collections/all/ some tests maybe on sale, but many aren’t (direct link to Helix list of most DNA tests offered, but it’s not the complete list as some are only listed in other parts of the Helix site). However, Helix sometimes does limited sales so check any test you are considering to see if it’s on sale. They offer a COVID-19 test, but see requirements  https://www.helix.com/pages/covid19-efforts for receiving it; tends to be limited to large orders from medical providers or similar agencies.

MyHeritageDNA – https://www.myheritage.com/dna; regular price $89.00; https://myheritage.com/kit/ sale price $59.00 – ends tomorrow, regular price for the package $199.00); https://www.amazon.com/MyHeritage-DNA-Test-Kit-Ethnicity/dp/B072SY5JHQ/ (currently available as of April 1, 2022) sale price $79.00, regular price $89.00; GroupOn (for MyHeritageDNA Basic kit only, not the Health add-on): https://www.groupon.com/deals/myheritage-11-26  $55.00 price – available as of April 1, 2022. MyHeritageDNA accepts free limited transfers from FTDNA as well as from AncestryDNA, LivingDNA, and 23andMe (including v5 chip now). Free limited transfer of raw data from many other DNA companies although if you have a paid MyHeritage subscription, the full upgrade is free.

Sequencing: https://sequencing.com/apps/app-market; https://sequencing.com/membership/get-genome-sequenced-offer price varies (same as the LivingDNA starter kit for some tests). You need to sign up for 3 months of Silver, Gold, or Platinum membership (annual membership is cheaper, but if you are not sure you want to go that route, monthly membership is available. If you cancel before the third month, you will be charged a penalty). Better off ordering the kit from the LivingDNA link above as you don’t need a 3-month subscription and get free shipping unless you want the extra reports provided by Sequencing.com. 

You can take a free Coronavirus Health Assessment and a paid $34/use COVID-19 Severe Outcomes Genetic Analysis.

TeloYears – https://www.teloyears.com/home/ regular prices for some things, but a limited time sale price for other things – https://www.teloyears.com/home/products.html?uid=09290167Ecrf491i9 (price still valid as of April 1, 2022 although sale items vary from time to time). see prices on link as they change them too frequently to keep up. Not available on Amazon. Also offer 2 COVID-19 related tests. They are only available for bulk orders right now.

Vitagene: https://vitagene.com regular price starts at $99, with kits at $139 and $289. One kit ($289 is on sale for $249) Also, check GroupOn – https://www.groupon.com/ (choose your location). If you qualify, you can order a COVID-19 test from Vitagene.

Current sales: https://vitagene.com/shop/products-include-dna-test-kits/

Health Reports for diet, fitness, supplementation + Ancestry + free 15 minute nutritional phone consultation. Regular price $99. Believe this is the same report available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Vitagene-DNA-Test-Kit-Ancestry/dp/B01NCISWQT sale price $59.00 (price varies from day to day) – coupon may be available, regular price $99.00 (available as of April 1, 2022, but usually shows back up on Amazon at some point)- price may or may not be cheaper on Amazon as they love to raise and lower the prices on a regular basis. 

Brother’s Campfire – Featured Blogger of the Week April 8, 2022

For this week’s Featured Blogger of the Week, I chose Brother’s Campfire: https://brotherscampfire.com/ as the Featured Blogger of the Week. 

I have been reading the blog since at least December 2019.

Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ No listing located

Instagram: No listing located https://www.instagram.com/

LinkedIn: No listing located https://www.linkedin.com/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/brotherscampfire/brothers-campfire/

Tumblr: No listing located https://www.tumblr.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KenHoma/

YouTube: No listing located https://www.youtube.com/

If I missed any social media links, please let me know.

Here are some of the posts I re-blogged (over 40 posts that I re-blogged):

Rabid Technology Scars — Brother’s Campfire Direct link: Rabid Technology Scars

In Persuit of Toast — Brother’s Campfire Direct link: In Persuit of Toast

No Troubles With Tanking Traffic — Brother’s Campfire Direct link: No Troubles With Tanking Traffic

Word Encouragement …prayer — Brother’s Campfire Direct link: Word Encouragement …prayer

A Few Thoughts On The Entertainment Industry — Brother’s Campfire Direct link: A Few Thoughts On The Entertainment Industry

Your Spam Folder — Brothers’ Campfire Direct link: Your Spam Folder — Brothers’ Campfire (my first re-blog)

Past Featured Bloggers of the Week: https://upsdownsfamilyhistory.wordpress.com/tag/featured-blogger-of-the-week/

Volunteers Gear Up to Make History with 1950 US Census Community Project – FamilySearch April 6, 2022

I saw this recently on FamilySearch – Volunteers Gear Up to Make History with 1950 US Census Community Project: https://www.familysearch.org/en/newsroom/volunteers-help-1950-us-census-community-project/. I included the topics below.

By FamilySearch April 6, 2022

Crowdsourcing Effort Will Help Make Census Search Experience More Accurate and Available Sooner

The biggest thing in family history in 2022 is here, and thousands of volunteers are geared up to stake their claim to a piece of history. The 1950 US Census, containing the records of 150 million Americans living in the United States in 1950, has been archived for 72 years in accordance with US laws. On Friday, April 1, 2022, the digital images of the Census pages were released to the public, and now thousands of online volunteers are helping to make a computer-generated index of the census highly searchable and accurate for everyone. Find out more at 1950 US Census Community Project.

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How to Get Involved

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1. Name Review

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2. Family Review

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3. Header Review

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T-Mobile Customers Report Receiving Spam Messages Similar To Verizon – BestMVNO

By Joe Paonessa – April 8, 2022

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A little over a week ago, Verizon subscribers were receiving spam text messages coming from numbers spoofed to look like they were the recipient’s actual phone number. Chris Welch, of The Verge, reported on the issue and was also a recipient of one of the spam messages. The messages read “Your bill is paid for March. Thanks, here’s a little gift for you:” with a link to various websites. In Chris’s case, he received a text message with a disguised link to a Russian State TV network. Others received a link taking them to take a fake survey for a free gift.

T-Mobile Customers Report Receiving Spam Messages Similar To Verizon

I received a few spam calls showing my number. This is from my TracFone number. Had a similar spam calls on my Tello number as well.

Fishermen Catch Big Shark Being Eaten by Huge Mystery Sea Creature – Newsweek April 7, 2022

I saw this recently on Newsweek – Fishermen Catch Big Shark Being Eaten by Huge Mystery Sea Creature: https://www.newsweek.com/fishermen-big-shark-eaten-larger-shark-giant-squid-mystery-1695862/. Longer article.

BY HANNAH OSBORNE  4/7/22

A huge shark that was being eaten by another, even bigger creature has been caught by fishermen off the coast of Australia.

Sammy Hitzke, of Sammy Hitzke Fishing, told Newsweek he and his fellow fishermen had set bait at a depth of around 1,500 feet in the hope of hooking a swordfish. He said, initially, the shark they hooked felt very much like a swordfish: “We figured it was either just a really big one or foul hooked.”

The fishermen battled with the shark throughout the afternoon, eventually getting a look at their catch after 4.5 hours. “As any fisherman would agree, you can’t just give up mid-way through the fight, particularly when it could be the fish of a lifetime!”

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Rabid Technology Scars — Brother’s Campfire

 

Hello, Benjamin from Brothers Campfire here!

There used to be a chain-link fence between me and my neighbor.

Rabid Technology Scars

Newborn Wild Horse Orphaned After Visitors With “Best of Intentions” Remove It From Herd – Yahoo! Life April 7, 2022

I saw this recently on Yahoo! Life – Newborn Wild Horse Orphaned After Visitors With “Best of Intentions” Remove It From Herd: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/newborn-wild-horse-orphaned-visitors-183356335.html. Longer article.

Meghan Overdeep April 7, 2022

A newborn wild horse is being raised as a domesticated animal after it was removed from its herd by tourists visiting the North Carolina barrier island last month.

The foal followed a group of people on Shackleford Banks for two hours on March 26 with no other horses around, according to a release from the Cape Lookout National Seashore.

“When the visitors moved to their boat to leave the island the foal tried to follow them,” the seashore explained. “With the best of intentions, thinking that the foal would drown, they lifted the foal into the boat and departed, thereby removing the horse from its natural habitat, its mother, and the herd.”

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Staying Connected Despite the Distance – FamilySearch April 6, 2022

I saw this recently on FamilySearch – Staying Connected Despite the Distance: https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/staying-connected-across-distances/. I included the topics below.

By Sunny Jane Morton April 6, 2022

Living far from loved ones makes it more challenging to stay connected. But that doesn’t mean families have to give up on staying connected to those who are physically distant. Today’s technology tools make it easier. The families below also know that it’s more about what you do with that virtual time—the sincere connections you make regularly—that makes the real difference.

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Going the Distance to Stay Close to Family

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Loved Ones Gather on Zoom

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Build Family Connections Despite the Distance at RootsTech

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Baylor & Shortridge Receipt Book, 1822-1835 — Access Genealogy

These are written notations of court judgements from Baylor & Shortridge Attorneys and cover the years of 1822-1835. Baylor & Shortridge were attorneys in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.

Baylor & Shortridge Receipt Book, 1822-1835

WHY WOULD SOMEONE BUILD THIS? – Wheels Through Time YouTube

Direct link: WHY WOULD SOMEONE BUILD THIS? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT2SOsVLgWU (about 10:52 minutes long)

This week’s release sees everything from religious dissenters to Dorset ancestors – FindMyPast Friday April 8, 2022

I checked last night and saw it posted last night. It usually shows up Thursday or Friday at  https://www.findmypast.com/blog/new .I shortened it a fair amount and highlighted the different topics covered. Here’s the direct link – This week’s release sees everything from religious dissenters to Dorset ancestors: https://www.findmypast.com/blog/new/dorset-quakers/ Slightly longer article, but I included the topics below.

Jessie O’Hara 8 April 2022

Discover memoirs, monumental inscriptions, and more.

Were your ancestors part of the Society of Friends, keeping meticulous records throughout the 19th century? Or perhaps your ancestors lived a breezy life along the coastline of the English Channel?

Quaker Deaths 1810-1918

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Dorset Monumental Inscriptions

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Heed the headlines

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Previous FindMyPast Fridays posts: https://upsdownsfamilyhistory.wordpress.com/tag/findmypast-fridays/