A spokesperson for 23andMe would not comment to NPR on what will happen to genetic data, except to express the company’s ...

Financial and security chaos at the once-pioneering genetic testing firm has intensified concerns about user data. Here's how ...

Several years ago, Debra Bruno, a D.C.-based journalist, began researching her family’s past. She quickly realized that she ...

Environmental DNA, also known as eDNA, is genetic material shed from animals and plants that scientists can use to tell what kinds of organisms are living in an environment. However, scientists ...

Since it was founded nearly two decades ago, 23andMe has grown into one of the largest biotechnology companies in the world.

Researchers found a higher concentration of a specific kind of DNA -- extrachromosomal or ecDNA -- in more aggressive and advanced cancers that could mark them as targets for future therapies. They ...

A big data breach and deepening financial woes have sparked new concerns about the DNA testing company's ability to protect ...

Kyra Sedgwick found out that her and her husband Kevin Bacon were in fact - related. Bacon had an interesting response.

African Ancestry co-founder Dr. Gina Paige helps Black people connect to their personal history one swab at a time.

Here's how to delete your data as company shake-up leaves customers wondering what will happen to their DNA info.

An infant who became known as "Mary Josephine" after her mysterious death in 1993 has been identified using forensic tests.