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 ...

The author as a child with her father. Photo Courtesy Of Cuba Jimenez Friday morning began in the Los Angeles International Airport. I was preparing to board my flight to go visit my father in Seattle ...

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 ...

In 2017, at age 46, my brother and I took a DNA test for fun. Our father passed away early that year, and we were trying to heal and make sense of his unexpected death. We thought that building an ...

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 ...

It’s fairly natural to want to learn more about one’s origin, so ever since the first direct to consumer ancestry tests became available in the 2000s, people have turned to them for answers. But as is ...

In 2017, I sent DNA samples to Ancestry, as well as to two other DNA companies. My parents had recently passed away, and I had some questions about my family background that I hoped the DNA might ...