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WTA's New DNA Test Rule: One Swab Determines Your Tennis Career

The Women's Tennis Association will require a one-time DNA sex test for eligibility on its tour from 2026, aiming to ensure fair competition by confirming biological sex through an SRY gene test.

International Business Times UK

Two North Dakota men discover they were switched at birth, raised by each other's families for nearly four decades before a Christmas gift changed everything

What began as an ordinary Christmas gift turned into a discovery that reshaped the lives of two North Dakota men and their families. Kyle Bylin and Jeremy Morrison learned in 2024 that they had been switched at birth nearly 38 years earlier after an at-home DNA test revealed they had…

The Times of India

After 38 years, DNA test reveals two US men were switched at birth; families sue North Dakota hospital

A Christmas gift has led to a life-changing discovery for two families in the United States after DNA testing revealed that two men were accidentally switched at birth nearly four decades ago. The families are now suing a North Dakota hospital, saying they were deprived of the lives they should…

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North Dakota men who discover they were switched as newborns sue hospital

Kyle Bylin and Jeremy Morrison uncovered the truth after Bylin received an at-home DNA test as a Christmas gift

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Hospital sued after DNA tests reveal babies switched at birth 38 years ago

The families are suing Unity Medical Center in North Dakota for robbing them of the lives they were supposed to lead

The Independent UK

Fish fight far from over

The Fisheries Department is in hot water again over conflicting DNA test results involving blackchin tilapia found in canned products.

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Levi Bellfield to have DNA test in connection with Lin and Megan Russell murders

Exclusive: CCRC will test serial killer as part of inquiry into whether Michael Stone was wrongly convicted of 1996 murders

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Why India is launching a mission to recover 'Green Boots' from Mount Everest site after 30 years

Indian authorities are reportedly launching a challenging mission to retrieve the body of Dorje Morup, known as "Green Boots," from Mount Everest after nearly three decades. Identified through DNA testing, his remains have served as an unofficial landmark on the Northeast Ridge. The operation, requiring specialist high-altitude agencies and experienced…

The Economic Times

Woman Claiming to Be Missing Girl Flies 3,500 Miles for Test as Family Braces for Another False Claim

Heather McCord from Staten Island claims to be missing toddler Katrice Lee, reopening old wounds for the Lee family. Her DNA test pursuit in the UK adds to a history of false leads

International Business Times UK

Childhood Friends Reunite in Their 60s After a DNA Kit Exposes a Long-Buried Family Secret

Hearsey reconnected with Joyce on Indeed and sent him a message asking if he’d be up for taking a DNA test together.

The Mary Sue

Air India crash victim’s remains sent to UK under wrong name

Remains of Vasuben Narendrasinh Raj, 70, were sent to Britain under another name, only to be correctly identified after DNA test

The Independent UK

‘I fell in love with my sperm donor’: Washington woman meet daughter’s donor through a DNA test, and the two are now engaged

A DNA database did the matchmaking.

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In-Laws Believe DIL Tainted Their Bloodline, DNA Test Leaves Them All Shocked

DNA testing can bring lots of new information to light. But sometimes, people aren't exactly thrilled with their test results. When one woman allowed her son to be tested to find out his exact genetic makeup, she took some delight in knowing that his bigoted grandparents would definitely be upset…

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ICE is pushing to deport an Anchorage 12-year-old citizen, all because he doesn’t have a paternity test

Evidently, US military parents won’t father children overseas.

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UK Twins Discover They Share Same Mother, Birthday and Womb But Different Fathers

UK twins who share the same mother and birth have discovered through DNA testing they have different fathers in a rare biological case

The Independent UK

How twin sisters born minutes apart discovered they had different fathers

Michelle and Lavinia Osbourne had major questions over the identity of their father. After taking DNA tests, their lives changed

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s super weird, super odd, super rare’: meet the twins who have different dads

When DNA test results shattered everything Lavinia and Michelle thought they knew about their family history, they also revealed something never before documented in the UK

The Times of India

12-year-old boy faces deportation from US as father refuses to take DNA test to prove citizenship: 'Thousands of cases like this...'

A 12-year-old boy born to a Nigerian mother and a US military serviceman is facing deportation in US after authorities questioned his citizenship.

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Offset Tried To Get Court-Ordered DNA Test For Cardi B's Baby With Stefon Diggs—Why Did He Ask For It?

Offset's bid to force DNA testing on Cardi B's newborn with Stefon Diggs was partly rejected in court, reviving tensions over paternity claims and privacy in their split.

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The Free DNA Test Scam Is Back: Why Senior Centers Are Seeing a New Wave This Spring

Most scams sound harmless at first. Someone offers a quick, painless DNA test that could help detect diseases early, and they say it’s “completely free.”...

The Independent UK

Notorious serial killer linked to another murder via DNA test

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Son Takes DNA Test For Fun, Results Make It A Hellish Experience Instead

A mother breaking down crying on the floor. Two brothers getting into a fist fight. A grandmother suffering a sudden heart attack. These are all things that happened in the aftermath of a seemingly innocent 23andMe test. What this son discovered after taking an at-home DNA test almost destroyed his…

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What Can a Domestic DNA Test Tell You About Yourself?

A domestic DNA test enables you to examine your personal genetic profile. The kits perform testing through your saliva or a cheek swab

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Man Agrees To Do An Ancestry Test When Wife Keeps Bugging Him, Wishes He Never Did

"I've been emotionally shattered and I don't know how to feel," wrote a man who had just discovered a heartbreaking secret about his family. When his wife pushed him to do an innocent Ancestry DNA test, he didn't expect to stir up so much family drama. However, as he found…

The Independent UK

‘I thought my whole family were killed in the Holocaust – until a DNA test found the relatives I never knew’

INTERVIEW: Adriana Turk grew up in Australia believing that her entire family tree had been wiped out in Hitler’s genocide. She tells Maira Butt how a DNA test helped her discover long-lost family living all over the world – and why it sends a message of hope to the Jewish…

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