Authorities say Joseph DeAngelo was arrested after a lengthy process of comparing crime-scene DNA to genetic information via the genealogical site GEDmatch The “innovative DNA technology” that ...

Law enforcement has used genetic data in its investigations. In 2018, police tapped into GEDmatch’s DNA database to find the ...

Investigators told the San Jose Mercury News that by consulting an open-source DNA-sharing website called GEDmatch, they were able to find the genetic information of a distant relative of DeAngelo's.

When you set up your 23andMe account, you’re given the option either to have your saliva sample securely destroyed or to have ...

Transcripts unsealed of a closed-door hearing on the defense's attempt to have DNA evidence thrown out of court revealed ... agents turned to after the smaller ones, FamilyTreeDNA and GEDmatch PRO, ...

Turmoil at 23andMe, a company offering popular at-home DNA testing, has upset the industry. Following the resignation of every independent member of the company’s board of directors, its chief ...

DNA tests have become a popular gift for all ... Killer" was caught because his distant relative used a service called GEDmatch. Catching a murderer = a good thing. And yet, the incident shows ...