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It offers genetic testing from DNA, with ancestry breakdown and personalised health insights.

According to Mr Lawson, all four lines of Mary Anne MacLeod's maternal ancestry had been moved to Stornoway parish from elsewhere on the island as a result of the Clearances.

As President Joe Biden stepped aside for Vice President Kamala Harris atop the Democratic ticket, Trump pivoted his rhetoric from attacking Biden's age and capabilities to complaining about Harris' mixed-race ancestry.

But, from those heady days of millions of people rushing to send it saliva samples in return for detailed reports about their ancestry, family connections and genetic make-up, it now finds itself fighting for its survival.

But that hasn’t stopped the speculation, with rival firm Ancestry calling for US competition regulators to get involved if 23andMe does end up for sale.