Tyson Parker, a student at Brigham Young University, demonstrated how to submit a DNA test through Ancestry.com.

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Maas Center announces the launch of The Origin Story, an online platform dedicated to supporting and educating individuals exploring their Jewish ancestry, culture, and community. [Press Release] ...

By analyzing the DNA of Fulani people, researchers led by @HopkinsMedicine revealed a shared genetic component among all ...

Ancient DNA traces the Huns' journey from Mongolia to Europe. But this wasn't straightforward.

(Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP) Almost a decade on since the Spanish government opened up citizenship routes for those with Sephardic Jewish ancestry, many tens of thousands have taken advantage of the ...

Antisemites are trying to make Jews go away by any means necessary. Violence, threats, intimidation, name-calling, dehumanization – it’s all designed to make Jews afraid to live their identity ...

Charlotte Knobloch, President of the Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria, attends an award ceremony. One of the most prominent representatives of the Jewish community in Germany ...

When that happens, investigators may look at all the variations, or single nucleotide polymorphisms, that are in the DNA sample. Those SNPs, or "snips," are then uploaded to a genealogy database ...