Are we related? modelling ancestry and kinship

DNA is a wonderful resource and I am so glad I decided to take a test way back in 2017 – but little did I know where it would lead me and the things I would discover. Some of the outcomes have been wo

It all used to be so simple. The story of how we – that is Homo sapiens, today’s humans – emerged from Africa and spread across what’s become Europe and Asia was a neat, straightforward narrative. It

I have just read Diane Lindsay’s piece (FT June) about decluttering. That did ring a large bell. I have been doing family history for something like 65 years. I have managed to file a lot of the infor

What the scientists are saying… Babies with ...

The cloning of animals – pets, farm animals, racehorses – is today done routinely on an industrial scale. Bianca Bosker investigates

Content warning: Be aware before you start revisiting your own family history from this new perspective it can bring up unsettling feelings and emotions. If you know you are a sensitive person or you