It depends on which company you order your DNA test from. For example, AncestryDNA takes up to eight weeks from the date the laboratory receives your sample to process results, while other DNA ...

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Genetic tests appeal to our sense of belonging and storytelling Adam Rutherford Unlike AncestryDNA, a competitor that stuck to genealogy, 23andMe also provided health reports, eventually ...