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 ...

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

A $700,000 grant to expand cold case investigations by the Ventura County Sheriff's Office and an almost $6 million in grants ...

Advances in DNA and genetic genealogy helped police identify a suspect in the 1980 killings of Lynn Vest and her young son, ...

Authorities in Suffolk County on New York’s Long Island are applying microbial DNA testing to identify an unidentified Asian ...

A few years ago, a patient of mine—let's call her Pandora—purchased four DNA testing kits as holiday gifts for herself and her siblings. She had seen the TV ads promising that a few ounces of spit ...

Advanced DNA testing and genetic genealogy have identified two long-unidentified sets of remains found along Washington’s ...

Genetic testing company 23andMe (NASDAQ:ME) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a Missouri federal court, marking a dramatic fall for a company once valued at nearly US$6 billion.

Some people actually have more than one biological identity embedded in their bodies, a rare and often harmless biological ...

As the genetic testing company heads to court to sell its assets, consumers are being warned to take action to protect their privacy. Your DNA data could be part of ...