An adoption-dna case study how dna helps the piecing together of clues

One of the major reasons people take a DNA test is to find a ‘missing’ ancestor. It may be that they have no knowledge of their family due to adoption or were brought up by a single parent with no inf

W hen I took my first DNA in 2017 I thought the tools available were fantastic then – but looking back now I can’t believe the innovations companies have made to help us on our DNA adventures in the m

It was the first time I’d visited a medium, but she had some startling news about my family.

The first series of WDYTYA? aired in 2004, and I started working on the programme two years later. My first episodes were broadcast in 2007 and featured rower Matthew Pinsent and actor John Hurt, and

Puzzles fascinate me, so when I discovered that my father was adopted I longed to know more of the story. The quest began in 1989 before the Web, and has involved determination, heartache, slammed doo

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (regeneron. com), a human-genetics and biotech company based in the USA, announced on 19 May that it will purchase troubled US DNA-testing company 23andMe (23andme.com) for $