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 ...

A DNA test kit that’s great for tracing your roots and finding relatives AncestryDNA AncestryDNA makes it easy to explore your ethnic origins and offers the largest family-matching database. However, ...

The goal of testing dog DNA, though, is a little different from human testing, which is mainly performed to find out about your ancestry and family heritage. The typical desire with dog DNA kits is to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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, ...

Millions of Americans have embraced at-home DNA kits, hoping to unlock the secrets of their family trees and uncover potential health risks. But behind the promise of ancestry and well-being lies a ...