As ancestry companies expand their databases and grow, testing one's DNA and unlocking the past has become relatively quick and easy to do. So, what's the process for sending in DNA for an ancestry ...

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Family history site Ancestry launched a new generational health database called AncestryHealth today. The news comes right as AncestryDNA – Ancestry’s genetics site that connects those on the platform ...

FamilyTreeDNA's Family Finder test analyzes your DNA to reveal relatives, ethnic origins, and migration patterns, making it ...

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Ancestry.com has announced new features, currently in beta testing, that allow you to better understand DNA results and your family tree. Beyond the ethnicity profiles touted in television ...

Shoebox, the mobile photo archiving app Ancestry.com acquired from San Francisco-based 1000memories last fall, has now gone live at its new home. The updated version of the app, Shoebox 3.0, still ...

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BOSTON — Male pattern baldness, it appears, is the least of Ken Chahine's genetic problems. The dapper but follicularly challenged senior vice president and general manager for DNA at Ancestry.com is ...