The home DNA kit was supposed to be a novelty, the kind of thing families unwrap at Christmas and laugh about over brunch. Instead, for a growing number of people, that “just for fun” test is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 29—If you've been on social media during the past month, your feed likely has been filled with yellow and green boxes. What ...

If you knew you carried the gene for a hereditary condition, would you decide to have children anyway and just cross your fingers that your kids wouldn’t have that condition, or would you decide not ...

You’ve likely heard about direct-to-consumer DNA testing kits. In the past few years, at-home genetic testing has been featured in the lyrics of chart-topping songs, and has helped police solve ...