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DNA Testing Kits: Buying Advice, Tips, and News

Latest DNA Testing Kit Stories

Want to know if your pup is 100 percent Pointer? Mostly Mastiff? A dog DNA test uncovers your pooch's origins and offers information about genetic issues. We tested three popular kits to let you know which one delivers the best results.

By Eric Griffith
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The DNA testing kit company is also discontinuing new developments to its therapeutics program, which has been focused on using customers’ DNA data to aid in drug discovery. 

By Michael Kan
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After 23andMe’s board of directors resigns, the president of encrypted messaging app Signal joins other security experts in urging 23andMe users to consider deleting their data.

By Michael Kan
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Genetic testing kits help you find the missing branches in your family tree, learn about migration patterns, and even reveal potential health issues. We've tested the top DNA services that deliver the information you want most.

By Molly McLaughlin
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23andMe updates its terms of service in a way that changes how the company resolves disputes with users. But customers only have 30 days to opt out via email.

By Emily Price
23andMe headquarters

23andMe says the hacker only broke into 14,000 accounts by using their passwords, but those 14,000 accounts are connected to millions of other profiles.

By Michael Kan
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The hack, which provided unauthorized access to 'files containing profile information about other users’ ancestry,' impacted 0.1% of 23andMe's users worldwide.

By Emily Price
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A new email suggests the company has uncovered more accounts caught up in a hacker's effort to scrape data from the DNA testing service.

By Michael Kan
23andMe office

The hacker claims to have obtained data from at least 7 million 23andMe users, but the DNA company has no evidence of a breach, suggesting the issue is someone using leaked credentials.

By Michael Kan
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The personal genetic DNA test kits are on sale from Amazon.

By Stephanie Mlot

Curiosity is one of the top reasons people try at-home DNA test kits, but that's balanced by worries over who has access to such private info, a PrivacyHQ study finds.

By Chandra Steele

AncestryDNA and 23andMe let you submit saliva samples so that you can learn more about your origins. We've tested both DNA services to help you peer deep into your past.

By Molly McLaughlin
4.5
Editors' Choice

23andMe offers a trove of information about your genetics and deeper ancestry. This top DNA testing service also provides checks for genetic health risks and your carrier status for many conditions.

By Molly McLaughlin
3.0

HomeDNA offers an extremely close look at where your ancestors lived, but it doesn't offer much else in the way of researching your past or understanding more about your genetics.

By Molly McLaughlin
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3.0

MyHeritage DNA offers a raw look at your genetic makeup, but it doesn't include any information to help you interpret the results or learn more about how your ancestors lived.

By Molly McLaughlin
4.0

AncestryDNA is an easy-to-use tool for exploring your background. If you have an Ancestry family tree, the service can even find relatives among the 5 million DNA profiles it has already collected.

By Molly McLaughlin
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4.0

Living DNA is an informative and affordable testing kit for tracing your ancestry back thousands of years. Unfortunately, it takes a long time to deliver genetic results.

By Molly McLaughlin
Living DNA
4.0

Embark is the most accurate and comprehensive canine DNA test. Although the kit provides more data than even the most dedicated dog owners may want, its medical tests alone make it worthwhile.

By Eric Griffith
4.5
Editors' Choice

Wisdom Panel features almost everything offered by the more expensive dog DNA testing competition, but with easier-to-understand results.

By Eric Griffith

I'll never use a mail-in DNA test, but enough people already have that my choice doesn't matter anymore.

By Max Eddy