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How a giant family tree helped geneticists trace a DNA variant back to Denmark
What do we do once we know a hereditary disease exists in a family? Researchers and genetics experts are finding new and novel ways to combine medical research with family history of the genealogical kind.
A Universal Quest for Answers About Family and Ourselves
Podcast Ep: 2 Author Mary Beth Sammons shares with host Brianne Kirkpatrick the backstory to Ancestry Quest. This quick-and-easy read explores the stories of dozens of individuals who found meaning and connection to family and their history, sometimes after an intentional search and sometimes by happenstance.
Your Unexpected DNA Match Is Not a Fake DNA Account Created by Someone Trying to Scam You
The shock of an unexpected DNA family member can cause people to react in different ways.
Telling an Adult or Minor Child They Were Donor-Conceived if They Haven’t Been Told Yet
If you are a parent of a child who was conceived with a donor egg or sperm and they do not yet know it, the time to be proactive is now.

