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Genealogy Site Wants to Swab Your Cheek

New service will allow members to submit DNA samples for comparison

By Lucas Laursen,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 23, 2007 12:38 PM CDT

(Newser) – Now even dead ancestors can join the social networking craze. Their descendants, today’s consumers, can submit cheek swabs to genetics company GeneTree, which compares the DNA to its database and creates an interactive digital family tree. Users can post videos, photos, and link up...   Read full story »

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