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 ...

Recently, investigators in Montana solved what is believed to be the oldest-known cold case in the U.S. after two teens were murdered in 1956. But the DNA testing detectives used is now getting ...

Detective Tara Augustin, a longtime member of the Montgomery County Department of Police in Maryland, always wanted to work on cold cases. "Throughout my whole career, my goal was to get to the cold ...

Home DNA tests are an accessible way to gain an extensive understanding of your heritage, family history and diaspora. Tests are becoming increasingly affordable and genetic databases are expanding ...

It seems everyone is checking their ancestry these days at sites like Ancestry.com and 23andMe.com. Everyday, long lost relatives are reunited at airports, after an ancestry test brought them together ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KSTU) — It took over four decades, but Provo police say they’ve finally solved a nagging, missing person case. And it’s now a murder investigation. Robby Peay ran away from a group ...

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