Race, widely used as a variable across biomedical research and medicine, is an appropriate proxy for racism — but not for anything biological. Proposals to use genetic ancestry instead of race are at ...

Since the human genome was first mapped, scientists have discovered hundreds of genes influencing illnesses like breast cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Unfortunately, Black people, ...

When it comes to history, especially Black history there is so much still untold. Alonzo Felder has made it his mission to capture and share some of those stories. When it comes to history, especially ...

Interest in tracing family ancestry soared during the pandemic, according to the National Museum of Bermuda. The museum’s online genealogy database was used more than ever in 2020, prompting the ...

In this article, we take a look at 7 best sites like Ancestry.com to research your family history. If you would like to skip our detailed analysis of the genealogy industry, you can directly go to 3 ...

This research has proven to be an important step in understanding the genes and cultural history of the Bo people and their unique death traditions. Adolf Hitler most likely suffered from the genetic ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will establish an ad hoc committee to conduct a study to review and assess existing methodologies, benefits, and challenges in the use of ...

Before she was celebrated on the front page of the New York Times. And before her name appeared in a Final Jeopardy! answer. Karen Batchelor was a teenager, who for a year in her life rode two Detroit ...

The Back to Your Roots Genealogy Club, based out of the Mentor-on-the-Lake Branch of Mentor Public Library, will continue to dive into the history of local families at their next upcoming meeting on ...

Genealogists – you’ve got a friend in Facebook. Yes, that mega-popular but often-maligned communications medium, believe it or not, might just prove very useful in your research. Properly used, ...

Geneanet is a collaborated genealogy website featuring data added by its 5 million members, which is free for everyone to use. The website features the data of over 9 billion people, while also having ...