As more people turn to donor sperm to grow their families, a new sperm bank is challenging outdated norms.

VeryDarkMan, has responded boldly to reports that popular cleric Pastor Chris Okafor plans to take him to court over alleged ...

A 71-year-old Toledo man and his 33-year-old son have reunited after decades apart, thanks to a DNA test that connected them ...

Groundbreaking research at Seattle Children's Hospital provides critical genetic diagnoses for newborns within 48 hours.

John was abandoned as a newborn and grew up with no knowledge of where he came from. Then one Christmas that changed.

In the last decade, the drive to understand who we are and where we've come from has been accelerated by DNA testing.

For 47 years, Heather Lally never knew her dad. Then a DNA test connected her to the birth father she didn't know she had, a ...

Experts caution those using these services to be careful, as you may not always get what you want from biological relatives.

A sperm donor whose samples helped conceive nearly 200 children across Europe unknowingly carried a cancer-causing genetic mutation — a hidden risk now tied to multiple childhood illnesses and early ...

Sperm from a donor who unknowingly carried a cancer gene has been used to conceive almost 200 babies in Europe, according to an investigation by the BBC and 14 other publicly owned news organizations, ...

Lurie's Children's Hospital of Chicago has a new department thanks to an $11 million investment, according to an announcement released Wednesday. The multi-million dollar gift, from Don and Anne ...

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital on Wednesday announced what they called a "transformative gift," as investment banker Don Edwards and his wife, Anne, have donated $11 million to the hospital ...