HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Changes to a DNA database will likely affect cold case investigations. The site Ancestry.com ...

With the rise of DNA ancestry tests, it’s easier than ever to learn about your family history and connections. Today, there are many DNA testing services to choose from. They're easy to use. You’ll ...

GEDmatch's new "opt-in" policy went into effect on Sunday. A change to GEDmatch, a third-party genealogy site that's helped crack cold cases through user's DNA, may hinder law enforcement's ability to ...

The FBI has approved a new DNA database system that will expedite the process of matching various DNA samples to identities. Law enforcement booking stations will use the new Thermo Fisher Scientific ...

Genetic information company 23andMe has said that it is headed to bankruptcy court, raising questions for what happens to the DNA shared by millions of people with the company via saliva test kits.

A private company was thanked by cops for helping identify a suspect in the Faith Hedgepeth case. But is law enforcement’s use of public DNA databases ethical? This is the N&O’s special report. When ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The Legal Aid Society filed a class-action lawsuit Monday against city officials and the NYPD over the illegal seizure and storage of DNA material by police from New Yorkers who are ...

23andMe, born from the techno-optimism of the Human Genome Project, revolutionized direct-to-consumer genetic testing. But with its valuation now in freefall, mounting layoffs and its board resigning ...