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Genetic ancestry is a concept that has long captured people’s imaginations. It’s no surprise that it’s been turned into a ...

Although Ancestry.com did have a page stating a Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. died in Guantánamo, Cuba, in 2018, a site disclaimer stated anyone can upload information to the database. Therefore, some ...

Ancestry.com is a genealogy website that allows users to trace their historical and genetic genealogy using its database of more than 10 billion historical records. Ancestry.com offers mail-in DNA ...

Ancestry has acquired the home-movies-and-photos digitizer service iMemories, a bet by the genealogy company that subscribers who spend their money on DNA kits and pour their time into building family ...

Signing up for Ancestry.com's DNA test requires that you license your DNA data to them, and this data could potentially be shared by them with third parties. What's False Allowing Ancestry.com to ...

Shirley Ruge has long been fascinated with exploring her family tree. At one time, that meant many hours spent combing through records at courthouses and libraries. For the last 20 years or so, the ...

The genealogy site’s clarification of its terms and conditions has barred those working on unsolved crimes from access to the company’s vast trove of records. By Corey Kilgannon Since online genealogy ...

Investment firm Blackstone announced on Wednesday that it was buying a majority stake in the direct-to-consumer genetics company Ancestry from its former equity holders for $4.7 billion. The firm will ...

A mile into Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon, heading east from Salt Lake City toward the Wasatch ski slopes, several concrete arches open into the face of a mountain. Behind doors designed to ...