What started as a fun peek into ancestry quickly turned into life-altering information for many of these people. The stories ...

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At-home DNA tests have become hugely popular. Offering insights into how we all came to be, the tests give us context for our health and genetic make-up, trace our lineage, and even connect us with ...

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

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Americans with European heritage have long been able to pinpoint their ancestry through DNA testing, but it's only in recent years that those with African heritage have been able to trace their ...

Drugmaker Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is acquiring majority assets of bankrupt genetic testing firm 23andMe Holding for $256 million. The once-sizzling DNA-testing startup filed for bankruptcy in March, ...