About 5 years ago, LaKisha Tawanda David traced her family's ancestry back to Ghana through genetic testing. For her, a Black ...

Survivors of sexual assault in Texas will now have the option to have evidence collected at no cost, regardless of whether a ...

Fort Worth Police Chief Eddie Garcia is interviewed about how he plans to tackle the city’s cold cases in his new role. Garcia said with new DNA technology, he is optimistic more cold cases will be ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety is implementing a new program for DNA testing for sexual assault victims.

Generations of Black families felt the consequences of these labels. Entire lineages were legally reclassified, erasing Indigenous, European, and multiracial roots. The One-Drop Rule didn’t just say ...

The genealogy site’s clarification of its terms and conditions has barred those working on unsolved crimes from access to the ...

FREE: Did you know Alabama residents can get free genetic testing with one easy at-home kit. One local woman tried it, and the results helped her take charge of her heart health. Here’s how it works.

When you have submitted your sample, you will receive your results in four weeks. This will include an ethnicity estimate, as ...

“They got the wrong person,” attorney Dennis Tracey said in the Orange County courtroom. “Tommy Zeigler was not the ...

Though you have to take the ancestry portion of an at-home pet DNA test kit with a grain of salt, these tests can be helpful for practical things like figuring out blood type, oral health, and the ...

Have you ever felt like there’s a piece of your personal history that’s just… gone? Maybe family gatherings leave you with ...

New studies of canine genetics shed light on the diversity of dogs and our longstanding, still-evolving relationship to them.