How your at-home DNA test results could solve cold cases  Washington Post

The rise of consumer genetic tests has provided law enforcement with new tools that have the potential to break open cold cases.

Your DNA test: Readers share amazing ancestry tales, surprise family members  Asbury Park Press

Readers share their amazing tales and surprises from searching their geneaology and DNA tests such as Ancestry or 23 and me.

The year of the cracked cold cases: ‘I couldn’t believe it finally happened’  ABC News

People who submit DNA to ancestry websites are now leading to arrests.

What does ‘third cousin twice removed’ really mean? A guide to genealogy and DNA terms  AZCentral

How much do you know about DNA and genealogy? Like what’s a third cousin? Here are some things to help you understand.

The Christmas present that could tear your family apart  BBC News

This Christmas it’s likely that more people than ever before will spit into a tube, or swab some cheek cells and send the result off for DNA analysis. Millions in the …

Crime solvers embraced genetic genealogy  Science News

DNA searches of a public genealogy database are closing cases and opening privacy concerns.

The Family History DNA Can’t Reveal  New York Times

I could try to find out where my ancestors may have come from, but that is never going to show me what I’ve actually inherited.

Suddenly siblings: Ancestry.com search reveals family ties  Cherry Hill Courier Post

A South Jersey woman had her DNA tested 63 years after her adoption. The results led her to a brother 20 minutes away.

DNA test: Should you search your ancestry? You may be surprised  Asbury Park Press

Your DNA test: Should you search your ancestry? You may be surprised by what you find  Asbury Park Press

We used to learn about our ancestry through family stories, and we took them as truth. Now, DNA tests can unravel those stories, fleshing out details or …