Who do you think you are? What DNA tests reveal—and what they don't

For more than 40 years, the Golden State Killer haunted California. A serial rapist and murderer active in the 1970s and '80s, he eluded detectives for decades. By 2018, hope of identifying him was ...
LancasterOnline

DNA tests cracked a 25-year-old cold case — but is your privacy safe?

Today, there are basic tests for $49. Tests that check for wider ranges of genealogical markers can cost up to $649. For his own genealogy research, Martin has taken DNA tests with companies like ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia

DNA Privacy: Test Results Could Affect Your Life Insurance Coverage

Family intrigue led Larry Guernsey to buy his wife a DNA test kit for the holidays. "She’s always been interested in genealogy," Guernsey said. The $99 AncestryDNA test uses a saliva sample to unlock ...
Los Angeles Times

‘People should be worried’: 23andMe bankruptcy could expose customers’ genetic data

Once a promising company briefly valued at $6 billion, 23andMe popularized at-home DNA test kits and spawned a cottage industry of ancestry hunters and true crime sleuths. But the company could not ...