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 ...

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 ...

We wanted to see if Ancestry can actually reveal a person’s family history and what records were available in its database, ...

PALO ALTO, Calif., March 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 23andMe , a leading consumer genetics and research organization and ...

Australians looking to learn more about their heritage through commercial ancestry websites could be helping police solve ...

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 ...

MyHeritage is a genealogy platform that offers DNA testing kits and access to billions of historical records. The platform allows users to build family trees, discover ancestral connections and ...

The firm’s two largest competitors in the DTC DNA ancestry testing space, Ancestry.com and Family Tree DNA, have also ramped up their advertising efforts in the last year. And consumers are responding ...

Discovering our personal heritage has become a worthwhile quest for millions of people. However, traditional genealogy methods often involve combing through courthouse records or doing a deep dive on ...

Investigators in the Nancy Guthrie case have turned to genetic genealogy as they try to make the most of potential DNA ...