When we think about genetic inheritance, we usually leap to DNA, the four-letter code containing the instructions for building a living organism. Scientists know that DNA encodes everything from hair ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. Imagine opening a birthday gift DNA kit and discovering you're entitled to ...

Courts in British Columbia continue to evaluate when genetic testing should be used to resolve estate disputes. A recent Supreme Court of British Columbia decision in Morberg Estate (Re), 2025 BCSC ...

In recent years, the popularity of at-home DNA testing kits has skyrocketed. Companies like the popular 23andMe have made it easier than ever for individuals to explore their genetic heritage, uncover ...

On his son’s fourth birthday, Michael Prescott had his first heart attack. Prescott, who worked as a civil engineer designing bridges in Tennessee, was in his 30s, and until that day, he had appeared ...

Every time a cell divides, it must copy its entire genome so that each daughter cell inherits a complete set of DNA. During that process, enzymes known as polymerases race along the DNA to copy its ...

Every time a cell divides, it must copy its DNA with extraordinary precision. But this process is constantly challenged by DNA damage. Among the most dangerous lesions are DNA interstrand crosslinks ...

Affordable at-home DNA testing is revealing unexpected family relationships that can legally alter inheritance outcomes in Pennsylvania. Under intestacy laws and certain will provisions, proven ...

Lamia Wahba is studying how information outside the genetic code can pass between generations and what that means for evolution and disease. When we think about genetic inheritance, we usually leap to ...