The consumer genomics market is rapidly changing. What started off as quite an innocent offering to discover your ancestry has become a hugely varied market worth billions. A study by Andelka Phillips at the University of Oxford found that at…
Did you read the news today that a mummified woman found in the Swiss city of Basel has been identified as the great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandmother of Boris Johnson? That wasn't something I was expecting to ever read. But the story is…
Author JK Rowling is venturing further into the magical world of Harry Potter by tracing "the quiet brand of ingenuity" of the Potter family back to the 12th century in a new piece of writing on her website, Pottermore. Apparently,…
Did you spot today the news that pensioner Roy Blackmore, aged 83 and from Somerset, has traced more than 10,000 relatives and ancestors? He believes he has the world's biggest family tree and is even related to William the Conqueror…