In genetics, scientists must analyze the genomes of millions, if not billions, of people, each carrying millions of variants. It’s an unfathomable amount of data. Which leads us to another central ...

I took a DNA test during the very first COVID-19 lockdown. Perhaps it was boredom that made me take that chance and order the spit tube for the bargain price of £80 — I had nothing else to spend my ...

Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get the latest news in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. John Portmann, a professor ...

Pat Sydlo-Arshan spent decades wondering about her Irish heritage, carrying fragments of family stories and newspaper clippings about relatives she'd never meet. At 73, she finally walked through the ...

This March take the next step in your Irish genealogy search with AncestryDNA®. During Irish Heritage Month, we all feel a bit closer to our Irish roots and this year you might be curious to learn ...

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 ...

A few years ago, I spat into a plastic tube, hoping to learn more about my ancestry. I didn't expect it would lead to me becoming a citizen of New Zealand. But I am just one of more than 40 million ...

(CNN) — John Portmann, a professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia, was born as Thomas James Delehanty – a fact he didn’t know until a few years ago. He also didn’t know his ...

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