DNA
Discover how DNA testing can unlock your family history

This is the last-minute Christmas gift they'll actually remember
What secrets will your family and friends uncover?

The best DNA test kits for 2025 tried and tested
DNA expert Debbie Kennett reviews the leading commercial DNA tests on the market

The best websites for DNA family history research
Jonathan Scott wades through the jargon to bring together the best sites for understanding your family history using DNA testing
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This DNA test kit is a gamechanger — and it's 63% off
Don't miss out on MyHeritage's whole genome sequencing DNA test for just £27

First consumer DNA test to provide low-cost whole genome sequencing goes on sale
All MyHeritage DNA tests will now offer whole genome sequencing

Get more from your DNA test with MyHeritage DNA
Debbie Kennett takes a look at how you can get the most out of your DNA test results using MyHeritage DNA

US biotechnology company to purchase 23andMe
Troubled DNA testing company 23andMe is to be purchased by a leading biotechnology company

Alarm bells rang when I couldn't find my Dad's birth record — I took a DNA test and was amazed at what I discovered
Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine reader Nicola Crawley reveals how she found out the truth about her father's paternity thanks to a DNA test

23andMe files for bankruptcy protection
23andMe, one of the world's largest DNA testing companies, is filing for bankruptcy following financial and legal problems

California attorney general urges 23andMe customers to consider deleting their data
Discover how to delete your 23andMe data after the company announced it is filing for bankruptcy

10 things you should do with your Ancestry DNA test results to get the most from them
Not sure what to do with your AncestryDNA test results? DNA expert Debbie Kennett offers 10 tips that will help you get the most from them

A DNA test revealed the truth about my Dad's biological father — and his tragic death
Sonia Limm explains how she solved the mystery of her father's father's identity with a DNA test

My grandfather never knew who his biological father was — could I solve the mystery with a DNA test?
Crime novelist Sarah Ward reveals how she took a DNA test to solve her own mystery — the identity of her grandfather's father

"If you do the work, the story's there": Brad Argent on making DNA Journey
Brad Argent, Ancestry's expert on DNA Journey, spoke to Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine about making the latest series

John Simm discovers his father wasn't his biological father on DNA Journey
John Simm made a shocking discovery when he appeared with Philip Glenister on ITV's DNA Journey

All 23andMe board members apart from the CEO resign
DNA testing company 23andMe has been hit by a mass resignation while also facing financial troubles and a major data breach

Ancestry DNA tests fifteen champion athletes to mark start of Olympics
AncestryDNA has identified 30 genetic traits associated with sporting success and tested the DNA of 15 famous athletes

Autosomal DNA, Y-DNA and mitochondrial DNA tests: what's the difference?
Discover the difference between autosomal, Y-DNA and mitochondrial DNA tests to help with your family history research

It took 42 years, but a DNA test revealed the truth about my elusive great grandfather
Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine reader Rosemary Wilmot reveals how she found out more about her great grandfather George Gray

Police access, health insurance, matching with distant relatives and more: Your DNA test questions answered
Will a DNA test affect your health insurance premiums? Can the police access the database? Your family history DNA test questions answered

What is STR and SNP DNA?
Alasdair Macdonald and Graham Holton explain the difference between STR DNA and SNP DNA in understanding your family history

How to use a DNA test to find your distant relatives
DNA expert Debbie Kennett explains how DNA tests identify your distant relatives - and whether the results are reliable

DNA testing revealed a family secret
Debbie Kennett reveals how she analysed her DNA tests to solve the mystery of her grandmother's father's identity

How a DNA test revealed my Jewish ancestry
Many researchers are seeing unexpected Jewish ancestry in their DNA test results. Emma Jolly explains what the results mean, and how they helped her discover an unknown great grandparent