Recently, my dad discovered a family secret: In the 1960s, one of his first cousins, now deceased, fathered a previously unknown child with a woman who placed the baby for adoption. The records were ...

An audit of the Colorado Bureau of Investigations’ DNA evidence testing took a deep dive into the work the agency is doing to ...

But such DNA testing services also come with inherent privacy concerns, and they’re bound by few legal guidelines regulating the use of your data. The ramifications of sharing your DNA with for-profit ...

She discovered at age 54 that he was not her biological father The author with her dad Paul Shapiro on the beach in Bermuda, circa 1965. She discovered at age 54 that he was not her biological ...

AncestryDNA is holding a holiday sale with its DNA kit available for $29, an 80% discount. Customers can bundle a DNA kit with a 3-month membership for a total of $30. The sale offers various tiers, ...

The best home DNA kits can provide a window into our ancestry, genetic traits, and overall health. They can trace family roots, uncover inherited traits and even help you connect with distant ...

Police Department waits an average of two and a half years to receive testing results for sexual assault examination kits.

The state of Texas is sending public school students home with DNA kits designed to help their parents identify their children “in case of an emergency.” In 2021, the Texas state legislature passed ...

We wanted to see if Ancestry can actually reveal a person’s family history and what records were available in its database, ...

For many families, at-home DNA testing kits like 23andMe and Ancestry.com have provided fascinating insights into ancestry and genetic health. But for those of us practicing Elder Law and Estate ...