Today, there are basic tests for $49. Tests that check for wider ranges of genealogical markers can cost up to $649. For his own genealogy research, Martin has taken DNA tests with companies like ...

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 ...

Once a promising company briefly valued at $6 billion, 23andMe popularized at-home DNA test kits and spawned a cottage industry of ancestry hunters and true crime sleuths. But the company could not ...

Family intrigue led Larry Guernsey to buy his wife a DNA test kit for the holidays. "She’s always been interested in genealogy," Guernsey said. The $99 AncestryDNA test uses a saliva sample to unlock ...

Bankrupt DNA testing firm 23andMe agreed to support a court-approved data privacy ombudsman who would review the sale of customer’s genetic data as part of the company’s bankruptcy. The decision is a ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anisha Sircar is a journalist covering tech, finance and society. UKRAINE - 2021/06/17: In this photo illustration, 23andMe logo ...

A DNA test conducted for him by Ancestry, a for-profit genealogy company, showed him his ancestors were Irish, British, Italian and Greek — not eastern European as he had thought. Then he got a ...