Concerns about 23andMe's business prospects is raising questions about the genetic testing company's customer data.

Jessica Ko saw others sharing their DNA results online and decided to take a test. The results have changed how she sees ...

After a data breach affected around half of its customers, family ancestry company 23andMe has agreed to a $30 million settlement — and users could be eligible to receive a payout in the future.

Once millions used it to find out about their family histories - this week it was almost delisted. What went wrong?

Ancestry does not use the standard Y-chromosome and/or mitochondrial DNA methodologies most others use -- so we know less about how it actually analyzes DNA. After spitting in the tube ...

To determine ancestry, the team compared the Well-man's DNA to a database of more than 6,000 modern-day Norwegians. The results: The Well-man was indeed male, between 30 and 40, with blue eyes and ...

New ancient DNA analysis also suggested that the dead ... eyes and blond or light-brown hair and that he had the typical ancestry of people who grew up in the southern Agder region.

Learn more about it. If you’ve been curious about your pup’s heritage, you may be surprised to learn about the existence of dog DNA test kits. Similar to the ones made for humans, these canine ...

have developed a data-storage method that reduces the reliance on synthesis by encoding information through selective methylation of cytosine bases in DNA. Methylation is a natural biochemical ...

DNA has been humanity’s go-to data repository for millennia. Tough and compact, it is so information-dense that just one gram of it can hold enough data for 10 million hours of high-definition ...

Researchers flip genes on and off with AI-designed DNA switches The new method could revolutionize gene therapy and biotechnology by allowing precise activation or repression of genes in specific ...