Blaine T. Bettinger, the internationally recognized expert on genetic DNA, speaker, and prolific author, will be joining The Genealogy Guys Podcast beginning on March 5, 2019. Blaine has been a genetic genealogist for more than a decade, with experience in Y-DNA, mtDNA, and autosomal DNA. He is the author of one of the longest-running blogs devoted to DNA testing, The Genetic Genealogist (http://www.thegeneticgenealogist.com). He frequently lectures on genetic genealogy locally, at conferences across the country, on genealogical cruises, and in webinars. He has a subscription website called DNA Central at https://dna-central.com/ where he provides top-quality educational materials on the subject of genetic genealogy research.
He holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and a J.D. in Intellectual Property Law. He created DNA Central (https://dna-central.com/), the go-to self-educational subscription website with everything you need to understand your DNA. He is the author of two landmark books: The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy (Family Tree Books, 2016) and Genetic Genealogy in Practice co-authored with Debbie Parker Wayne (National Genealogical Society, 2016).
Blaine will join The Genealogy Guys Podcast and will be interviewed by co-host Drew Smith in a regular segment to discuss news, analysis tools, methodologies, and much more. You do not want to miss learning more from Blaine!