In 2002, Lydia Fairchild was told that DNA tests proved she was not the biological mother of her own children. Despite having given birth to them, the results showed no genetic match. Authorities ...

We often treat a DNA result like a final, divine verdict. In a time when truth can feel subjective, a laboratory report has become our ultimate anchor. We hand over a cheek swab, wait a week, and ...

With great investigative power, genetic genealogists have a great responsibility to conduct themselves ethically to preserve a system that is entirely reliant on public participation to solve violent ...

There is no rugged individualism in our DNA. Your sequenced DNA can reveal sensitive information about your DNA relatives and people like you. Sequencing DNA can be empowering. But the recent 23andMe ...