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 ...

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 ...

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 a common question: Why do some people have an easier time losing weight or building muscle than you do? Sure, unhealthy habits are likely partly to blame, but what about your genes? Dr. Dan ...

In 1969, when my mom was an infant, her mother, Amanda, disappeared one day and was never heard from again. “I spent my entire childhood wondering what happened to her,” my mom, Zoyda, explained to me ...