Ancestry company uses deepfakes to bring old photos of your great grandma to life
Mashable· 5 days agoWhile some companies are fighting nefarious uses of deepfakes, others are embracing the technology for more playful reasons. To create this completely automated tool, MyHeritage partnered with ...
'I'm a Geneticist, and This Is What Direct-to-Consumer Tests Can (and Can't) Tell You About Your...
Well and Good· 3 days agoAfter spending around $200 and sending a vial of spit in the mail, almost anyone can gain access to...
The truth about at-home DNA testing kits
KTVK 3TV Phoenix· 4 days agoIn fact, according to a recent CR survey, about 20 percent of Americans have taken a genetic test, perhaps with the hope of finding answers about their...
With slavery's impact, how do Black residents find ancestors
San Francisco Chronicle· 5 days agoThe research has taken her back to 1850, when some documents say an ancestor named Henry Hyde was born (other sources say 1854). Evans’s research sometimes keeps her up until 2 or 3 a.m., trawling ...
Could science of genetic genealogy help solve Jonathan Foundling case?
Athens Banner-Herald· 1 day agoThe year before, Greenville police used the same DNA technology to solve the rape and murder of a...
Police using DNA to uncover over 30-year-old murder | NewsChannel 3-12
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 6 days agoSaginaw, Michigan (WNEM) — Investigators are hoping advances in a specific technology can provide a...
The Best Movies and TV Shows New to Netflix, Amazon and Stan in Australia in March
New York Times· 3 days agoEvery month, streaming services in Australia add a new batch of movies and TV shows to its library....
P&G 'Crowns Of Heritage' Initiative Helps Black Americans Find Their Roots
MediaPost· 5 days agoThe “Crowns of Heritage” initiative, developed with Burrell Communications and Marina Maher Communications, seeks to encourage people to reflect on their family history through a partnership ...
A New Book of Photographs Traces the Portrayal of Black African Women Through Time
Harper's Bazaar via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIn an age of selfies and Instagram, it’s easy to forget how rare and special photographs once were....
The Sunday Read: ‘Sigrid Johnson Was Black. A DNA Test Said She Wasn’t’
New York Times· 5 days agoThe surge in popularity of services like 23andMe and Ancestry means that more and more people are unearthing surprises in their ancestry.