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 ...

A genealogy expert has weighed in on the ‘fake Maddies’ who are claiming to be missing toddler Madeleine McCann. Julia ...

If you've ever been curious about your cultural heritage or family tree, you might have considered taking an online ancestry ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anisha Sircar is a journalist covering tech, finance and society. DNA-testing pioneer 23andMe faced a reckoning on Sunday — and a ...

Lily Wood is forty-three years old but considers April 9, 2019, to be her “rebirth day.” That was the date she received her results from Ancestry, the direct-to-consumer DNA-testing company. A ...

You’re worth a fortune. I was sorry that 23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week, but there would be a blizzard in Death Valley before I would ever use an online DNA kit company.

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 ...

In 2014, Aldo de Pape worked for one of the largest medical journal publishers in the world — helping startups make research results more accessible by creating ways to upload findings online. “We ...