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According to an article in Bloomberg by Bruce Falconer, genealogy ranks second only to porn as the most searched topic online.  A January 2012 report by market research firm Global Industry Analysts says an estimated 84 million people around the...

Discovery Communication's TLC is in talks to pick up "Who Do You Think You Are," a TV show that works with Ancestry.com to unearth the genealogy of celebrities.  Producers of the television show, which was canceled by NBC earlier this year, are also...

Phillips Tests in Progress at FTDNA as of 09/22/2012:

Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test

09/19/2012, 475, 135549, DYS565

09/24/2012, 473, 231809, Refine 67 to 111 markers

09/24/2012, 473, 246259, Y-DNA 37 + MT-DNAPlus

10/03/2012, 477,...

When it comes to social networks, few are more important - and harder to pin down - than the family tree.  So it's no surprise that the fierce competition between the two leading platforms, Ancestry.com and My Heritage, is getting ever more...

Understanding the genes that determine human facial shape could one day provide valuable information about a person's appearance using just their DNA.  Click here to read more in BBC News.