Home DNA tests are an accessible way to gain an extensive understanding of your heritage, family history and diaspora. Tests are becoming increasingly affordable and genetic databases are expanding ...

If you're looking to uncover family history or learn more about your health, here's how to decide which DNA testing kit is ...

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 ...

It’s fairly natural to want to learn more about one’s origin, so ever since the first direct to consumer ancestry tests became available in the 2000s, people have turned to them for answers. But as is ...

The number of consumers who underwent direct-to-consumer genetic testing surpassed 4 million in 2017, almost double the 2.6 million who reported doing so in 2016, according to an analysis by MIT ...