Lily Wood is forty-three years old but considers April 9, 2019, to be her “rebirth day.” That was the date she received her results from Ancestry, the direct-to-consumer DNA-testing company. A ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. Imagine opening a birthday gift DNA kit and discovering you're entitled to ...

This video shows replication of individual pieces of double stranded DNA. This is the first time DNA replication -- arguably, the fundamental process of life on Earth -- has been observed directly.

“Like getting punched in the stomach, yeah?” That’s what another called the day they learned that their DNA lineage wasn’t what they’d been living their entire life. For anyone who’s ever felt ...