Lots of ads on TV these days for various DNA test kits. You send a sample off to the company and they tell you . . . what? What are they actually telling you? Is this real scientific exploration or ...

When we first wrote this article, it compared 23andMe and Ancestry. Since then, 23andMe has experienced a data breach, a subsequent lawsuit, board members' resignations and layoffs amidst financial ...

Since at-home, direct-to-consumer DNA testing kits are still relatively new, fall somewhere in the murky area between the commercial and healthcare sectors and are not subject to HIPAA-protected ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — Millions of Americans have used at-home DNA test kits. Now there are new concerns over who has that information and what they can do with it. It didn’t have to be ...

More than 26 million people have taken an at-home DNA test, MIT Technology Review reports. If the trend continues, MIT Technology Review projects more than 100 million people could take one of these ...

Best DNA testing kits for uncovering your family history, tried and tested - Use a DNA kit to fill out the branches on your ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — When someone asks who you are, how do you answer? The Rhode Island Genealogical Society has been devoted to assisting residents with learning more about their ancestries for ...

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I was one of the first to spit into a test tube, giving up my DNA forever to learn more about my health and heredity. You know, the ones that promise to connect you with distant relatives you didn’t ...

An online community has formed for those with unexpected DNA test kit results. As at-home DNA test kits have exploded in popularity, many people are turning to them to connect with their families. But ...