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 ...

Advances in science and medicine have brought the laboratory into our homes to learn if we’re pregnant, HIV positive, or even find out which neighbor dog is pooping on our lawn. Genetic screening is ...

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Best DNA testing kits for uncovering your family history, tried and tested - Use a DNA kit to fill out the branches on your family tree or discover more about your genetic make-up ...

CHICAGO - Walgreens said Tuesday that it will begin selling personal genetic-testing kits on Friday, the first major retail chain in the U.S. to offer the home tests. The Deerfield, Ill.-based ...

A few years ago, a patient of mine—let's call her Pandora—purchased four DNA testing kits as holiday gifts for herself and her siblings. She had seen the TV ads promising that a few ounces of spit ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Genetic Screening Testing for Preventive Health Market - A Global and Regional Analysis: Focus on Test Type, Technology, Application, End User and Country-Level Analysis ...

Verbeure, B., Matthijs, G. & Van Overwalle, G., 2005. Analysing DNA patents in relation with diagnostic genetic testing. Eur J Hum Genet, 14(1), 26-33. Available at ...

For companies like 23andMe, consumers are as much the product as the DNA test kits. Veronika Oliinyk/iStock via Getty Images Plus As soon as the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy on ...

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 ...