Since at-home, direct-to-consumer DNA testing kits are still relatively new, fall somewhere in the murky area between the commercial and healthcare sectors and are not subject to HIPAA-protected ...

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 ...

Do you feel nauseous, experience facial flushing, or have a racing heart after just a sip of your favorite cocktail? These could be signs of an inherited alcohol intolerance caused by a gene mutation.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — Millions of Americans have used at-home DNA test kits. Now there are new concerns over who has that information and what they can do with it. It didn’t have to be ...

More than 26 million people have taken an at-home DNA test, MIT Technology Review reports. If the trend continues, MIT Technology Review projects more than 100 million people could take one of these ...

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 ...