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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 ...

In 2017, I sent DNA samples to Ancestry, as well as to two other DNA companies. My parents had recently passed away, and I had some questions about my family background that I hoped the DNA might ...

I received one of those DNA kits as an early Christmas present. What I discovered when I researched my profile online has ...

What started as a fun peek into ancestry quickly turned into life-altering information for many of these people. The stories ...

A woman doesn't know what to believe after taking an at-home DNA test and uncovering an uncomfortable truth about her dad - ...

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I'm going to clue you in on a fact I discovered a few years ago: My great-grandparents were first cousins. Oh, and my mother has three secret siblings. Uncovering the secrets of your past is downright ...

Friday morning began in the Los Angeles International Airport. I was preparing to board my flight to go visit my father in Seattle. This would also be the first time that my partner of three years ...

A genealogy expert has weighed in on the ‘fake Maddies’ who are claiming to be missing toddler Madeleine McCann. Julia ...

Experts caution those using these services to be careful, as you may not always get what you want from biological relatives.