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Finding a few hundred cousins


In recent decades, DNA tests were mainly used to prove paternity.  But since 2000, a handful of companies have commercialized tests that connect a wider array of relatives, sometimes going back centuries to find common ancestors.  As recently as 2007, such tests cost as much as $1000.  Today, they generally run between $100 and $300 and offer users more information.  Click here to read more in The Wall Street Journal.

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