This Christmas, you may be thinking of gifting a DNA testing kit, and exploring your genetic and family roots. But these popular services may come with associated privacy risks and lead us to question ...

Turmoil at 23andMe, a company offering popular at-home DNA testing, has upset the industry. Following the resignation of every independent member of the company’s board of directors, its chief ...

In the last decade, the drive to understand who we are and where we've come from has been accelerated by DNA testing.

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 ...