Lifespan Less Heritable than Previously Thought

Some of the longevity that appears to run in families can instead be attributed to people choosing life partners with similar characteristics.

Lifespan Less Heritable than Previously Thought

Some of the longevity that appears to run in families can instead be attributed to people choosing life partners with similar characteristics.

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Ashley Yeager | Oct 11, 2018 | 2 min read

Sixty percent of Americans with European ancestry can be traced to a given DNA sample, even if they’ve never had genetic testing, scientists say.

Ashley Yeager | Mar 1, 2018 | 2 min read

Crowdsourced data from Geni.com, which includes the actor Kevin Bacon, answers questions about marriage, migration, and more.

Jef Akst | Oct 29, 2013 | 2 min read

Researchers use data from the anonymized profiles of a family history network to develop family trees including up to 13 million individuals.