Discover Your Ancestral Path
Discover how FamilyTreeDNA Discover's newest tool can help you learn more about where your ancestors came from.
Time Tree: A New Discover Feature
The Time Tree puts ancient DNA, notable connections, current testers, and the TMRCA age estimates into a single view for you to explore.
Big Y Age Estimates: Updates and the Battle of Falkirk
FamilyTreeDNA has made updates to the TMRCA (Time to Most Recent Common Ancestor) that will improve age estimates in the Tree of Humankind.
Introducing FamilyTreeDNA Discover™
FamilyTreeDNA is taking paternal DNA testing to a whole new level. Discover fun facts and connections through the magic of the Y chromosome.
A 100,000-Year-Old Human Lineage Rediscovered
The Million Mito Project Team from FamilyTreeDNA recently discovered an ancient lineage from Eastern Africa through mitochondrial DNA.
Newly-identified Male Lineage May Reshape the Story of the First Americans
An Oregon man discovers his Y-DNA is shared with an ancient man, whose remains were found in Nevada’s Lovelock cave.
Press Release: Helping Connect The Dots
In 2000, when Bennett Greenspan, President and Founder of Gene-by-Gene Ltd. and FamilyTreeDNA, launched FamilyTreeDNA as the first direct-to-consumer DNA testing company, he never imagined that it would lead to the creation of a booming industry.