Genealogy tracking, DNA and direct-to-consumer genetic-testing

Genealogy tracking online is a big business, and today comes some M&A news for one of the bigger names in the field. TechCrunch has learned and con... (2021)

Anybody you can name from ancient history is in your family tree. "Charlemagne, Carolingian King of the Franks, Holy Roman Emperor, the great Eu... (2018)

Has Illumina found the holy GRAIL? | Business (2021)

A reporter’s effort to erase her genetic footprint gets snared in a thicket of policies and rules. (2018)

Huge genetic databases are changing how scientists study disease. (2018)

As more details emerge about the arrest of the man suspected to be the Golden State Killer, it’s clear that one of the most infamous unsolved cases... (2018)

The Market for Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Health Testing The Market for Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Health Testing The growth of the direct-to-co... (2018)

A Spotify playlist tailored to your DNA is the latest example of brands cashing in on people’s search for identity. (2018)

In a new study, 74 out of 108 crime laboratories implicated an innocent person in a hypothetical bank robbery. (2018)

Consumer genomics is making it easier than ever to identify individuals from anonymous DNA databases. Even if you’ve never spit in a tube. (2018)

Airbnb announced a partnership with 23andMe through which the two companies will work together to facilitate heritage travel trips. (2019)

DNA test results can spur relevant physiological changes, even if they're made up. (2018)

A $300 million deal between 23andMe and the pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline is the latest example. If that has you thinking about how these co... (2019)

The move is sure to raise privacy concerns as law enforcement gains the ability to match DNA from crime scenes to a vast library of possible relati... (2019)

By uploading their children’s genetic information on public websites, parents are forever exposing their personal health data. (2020)

The DNA profiling company said it challenged the requests, which were later withdrawn. (2021)

There is now a number, that you can't see, that follows you wherever you go. (2020)