Powerful new applications of what is known as next-generation sequencing are now helping with identification of degraded ...

Kits sold directly to consumers to check a variety of health metrics provide little value when it comes to guiding health ...

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is facing what it calls a historic backlog as victims wait for test results that could ...

That means Wojcicki’s nonprofit TTAM Research Institute will purchase “substantially all” of San Francisco-based 23andMe’s ...

How Long Does DNA Testing Take? It depends on the company, but MyHeritage will get your results back to you in just three to four weeks. When your results are ready, you’ll be notified via email, and ...

Shoshana Ungerleider is many things: an internal medicine physician, a science journalist, a San Francisco resident, a host ...

Genetic testing articles from across Nature Portfolio Genetic testing involves the detection of specific alleles, mutations, genotypes or karyotypes that are associated with heritable traits ...

Genetic disease is believed to be linked to 41 percent of U.S. infants' deaths, while more than 2 million children have a ...

Until now. My son is interested in DNA tests, and I am terrified my secret will be exposed. I am unwilling to share this with my husband or my son.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court approves DNA testing for Willie James Hardy, serving life for conviction for murder of his ex-girlfriend Deborah Will in June 1993. The 4-3 decision overturns precedent and ...

Testing programs that support the diagnoses of patients with rare genetic conditions, Wisor acknowledged, can be beneficial for patients and their families. However, companies must be careful when ...