All news on the topic: DNA

The data watchdogs of the UK and Canada will investigate genetic testing company 23andMe over a data breach in October 2023.

Boy’s mum was forced to skip meals after dad spun web of deceit

A mum has been left 'worried and anxious' by a lie she has told her daughter for over three decades - her brother is actually her biological father - but wants her to know the truth

A man has cut ties with his parents who claim their first cousin marriage hasn't hurt anybody - but he says he was born with physical and mental defects due to their inbreeding

A 26-year-old woman is seeking advice after discovering her dad isn't her biological father when taking an at-home DNA test - but not everybody is convinced her mum cheated

A University of Aberdeen team found a section of DNA which "switches" on key genes in parts of the brain that affect anxiety levels in mice

Andrew Perez, from Liverpool, had spent his entire life thinking the dad he never knew was Greek - but a DNA test revealed completely different results and the identity of his father

The scientist behind the breakthrough found that mice who ate a diet supplemented with purple tomatoes lived 30% longer than mice without them

When Bob Brooker's mum Doris died, she left him a heap of old photographs which revealed a secret affair in his family that went back more than a hundred and thirty years.

A man has shared how he managed to track down his long-lost son after taking an at-home DNA test - and now hopes to build a relationship with him and his family

A mum has revealed she wants to get a DNA test as she believes her son may have been swapped at birth after noticing that he doesn't look or act like any other members of the family

A woman has shared her shock after discovering her grandad faked his own death to start a new life with a younger woman, leaving her grandma to raise eight children alone

A woman has shared how she managed to track down her biological father after spending about 40 years wondering who he could be - but that's not the only discovery she made when she started looking into her DNA data

In true Corrie-fashion, a seemingly innocent present for one widowed dad has sparked utter chaos in the family. In fact, the daughter says she's struggling to sleep after the ordeal - and doesn't know what to do next

The human remains, belonging to Manual Resendez, were recovered from the Fox Hollow Farm estate in central Indiana that belonged to presumed serial killer Herbert Baumeister in 1996

A man decided to take a DNA test in solidarity with his wife, who always suspected her mother of sleeping around - but he ended up discovering a dark truth about his own heritage instead

A security expert is urging all people travelling in taxis to leave their DNA in the form of hair and fingerprints, and the reasons why will shock you

A woman has confessed how finding out a ‘sickening’ secret about her family tree has torn their family apart and has serious health repercussions for the future

Bardhyl Mustafaj, 64, was attacking his victim when they used the stuffed toy to push him away, which provided the crucial evidence needed to lock him up

A woman was left dumbfounded when she realised, after taking a DNA test, that her parents are 'closely related' - but she didn't know whether to tell them or not

New York City medical examiner's office identified the man as John Ballantine Niven, a 44-year-old executive at Aon Risk Services, an insurance firm on the 105th floor of tower two of the trade center complex

A man has been left feeling sick to his stomach after discovering he accidentally married his cousin - and is now seeking advice on what to do moving forward with this informaiton

Labour MP Barry Sheerman told the House of Commons that he'd done a DNA test and found out he has roots in Ireland and Sweden, and called on all other MPs to do the same

A woman has asked the internet for advice after revealing that her mother-in-law questioned the paternity of her newborn son in front of her husband - and people have a lot to say!

Lauryn Goodman has opened up about the traumatic moment she confronted Annie Kilner with a DNA test to prove Kyle Walker had fathered her second child, after saying the Manchester City star was 'too weak' to do it himself