The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled Thursday that children whose parents had activated DNA test kits for them on Ancestry.com were not bound to Ancestry's arbitration agreement, ...

TOLEDO, Ohio. ( WTVG /Gray News) - A father in Ohio reunited with his son, whom he never knew he had, after an Ancestry.com ...

Genealogy and DNA-testing behemoth Ancestry.com is selling 75% of itself to alternative asset manager Blackstone Group, according to a report from Bloomberg. The total deal is valued at $4.7 billion ...

Millions of Americans enjoy the benefits of Ancestry.com's take-home DNA kit. They submit their spit sample, endure a waiting period, and log online to find a trove of rich information about their ...

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

LEHI, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ancestry®, the global leader in family history and consumer genomics, today announced it has expanded AncestryDNA® to 54 new markets across North America, South America, ...

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 ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Changes to a DNA database will likely affect cold case investigations. The site Ancestry.com recently tightened restrictions for law enforcement, requiring a court order ...

Earlier this year, the state of Michigan announced that it had finally found a suspect in the “Baby Garnet” cold case. As recounted by the state, “In June of 1997, the remains of a deceased infant ...