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 ...

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 ...

I took a DNA test during the very first COVID-19 lockdown. Perhaps it was boredom that made me take that chance and order the spit tube for the bargain price of £80 — I had nothing else to spend my ...

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 ...

As a mother, you know that everything that happens to your child is not your fault, yet you still feel responsible. We turned to genetic testing because I wanted answers. (Read TIME’s complete series ...

Journalist Heather Buckner was connected to Kimberly Moore Francis and other subjects through “DNA Identity Surprise and This NPE Life,” a Facebook group that supports people who’ve discovered ...