It’s funny how some moments get seared into your brain. I was getting tires put on my car when I got my DNA results. I had always been told that my twin brothers and I had the same father, but ...

Friday morning began in the Los Angeles International Airport. I was preparing to board my flight to go visit my father in Seattle. This would also be the first time that my partner of three years ...

A man has shared his heartache after discovering an uncomfortable truth about his heritage after his wife bought him an at-home DNA testing kit for fun - and now he doesn't know what to do ...

In today's digital age, people can find in-depth answers on virtually any subject within seconds. The only exception until recently was information about ourselves and our own roots. However, that's ...

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 ...

In 2017, I sent DNA samples to Ancestry, as well as to two other DNA companies. My parents had recently passed away, and I had some questions about my family background that I hoped the DNA might ...

We recently asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to share their "horror" stories about DNA tests, such as 23andMe. Here are their jaw-dropping responses: 1."My twin brother and his wife decided to ...

DEAR ABBY: I had my DNA analyzed and subsequently received a message from a young woman (a stranger) on the site. Her DNA matches at the level of a niece. Her message said she did not know her father, ...

I read your column “Do Most Whites Have Traces of African DNA, as I Do?” with interest. The questioner in that column was wondering whether the traces of African ancestry in her DNA test entered her ...