In October, 23andMe announced that approximately 14,000 23andMe users’ accounts were breached; according to the company, the stolen data — which some hackers tried to sell via online forums — ...

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Whether you want to authenticate well-loved family stories or are unaware of your family history and need a place to start, personal DNA testing has never been easier. At-home DNA tests are a popular ...

How far back can you trace your family’s lineage? Great grandparents? Great-great grandparents? Have you ever wondered how deep into the past you could go if you really tried? If so, Ancestry.com ...

The genealogy site’s clarification of its terms and conditions has barred those working on unsolved crimes from access to the ...

When we first wrote this article, it compared 23andMe and Ancestry. Since then, 23andMe has experienced a data breach, a subsequent lawsuit, board members' resignations and layoffs amidst financial ...

Let’s face it: claiming a connection to some foreign nationality or ethnicity on the dubious basis of a great-grandparent or two is as American as apple pie. You know it, countless comedians know it, ...

The problem, Zaaijer explained, is that algorithms used in precision medicine models overwhelming are built on DNA with ...

Emotional Genealogy is what we have inherited from those who came before us. It is the stories about our ancestors, and what their lives were like. It is the connection we have, with or without our ...