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Last winter two bodies were found in Norway and the Netherlands.  They were wearing identical wetsuits.  The police in three countries were involved in the case, but never managed to identify them.  This is the

Last December, Ancestry.com announced that they were going to retire their Family Tree Maker software.  Probably due to a large outcry from their customers, Ancestry announced today that they have developed two

Many Americans who call themselves white might be surprised to find out that they have some African ancestry.  Especially in the South.  Click

On February 12th, Findmypast announced its new partnership with Family Tree DNA.  This new partnership is just the beginning of Findmypast's journey into DNA testing for their customers.  Findmypast will also be

Twelve years ago, for the first time, scientists sequenced a person’s genome. The cost was about $1 billion. Since then, the price has plummeted, and is now around $5,000. Soon, it will be less than $1,000, making