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How Your Family Tree Could Catch a Killer

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands November 18, 2021October 19, 2022

“Genetic genealogists like CeCe Moore are cracking cold cases and transforming policing. As DNA analysis redefines ancestry and anonymity, what knowledge should we be permitted to unlock?”

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Science & Nature

The Uncomfortable Discoveries That Come with Home DNA Testing Kits

by mikedang August 1, 2017October 19, 2022

Home DNA testing kits are making it easier for people to learn more about who they are, but they often come with surprising results.

Posted inNonfiction, Story

In China, Searching for Mysterious Gaps in the Family Tree

by Longreads December 15, 2016October 19, 2022

China’s revolution made it difficult for Chinese abroad to stay in contact with their families. Now many in the diaspora are searching for their roots.

Posted inNonfiction, Story

The Mystery of Carl Miller

by Longreads July 21, 2016October 19, 2022

What if your last name is just the word that comes after your first name?

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

On Falsely Laying Claim to a Literary Lineage

by juliawick July 6, 2015October 19, 2022

The first time I admitted that yes, I was related to Francis Scott Key, it came as a shock, even to me, because, of course, I was lying. While my other college friends experimented with drugs and God, I experimented with genealogy. Soon, I found myself trying to learn to pretend to be a writer […]

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