Between shows like Finding Your Roots on PBS and the proliferation of companies like 23andMe, conversations about genealogy ...

If you'd like to learn more about your health, heritage and family history, an at-home DNA test can help you do just that. Justin Jaffe is the Managing Editor for CNET Money. He has more than 20 ...

If you aren't careful, or even if you are, you could end up spending a small fortune while researching your family history. Just ask Lana Rushing, who owns a public relations firm in Los Angeles.

Some tests can shed light on health risks you might have, but the main ones tell you the composition of your ancestry. Habtay Ocbazghi: It looks like DNA is helpful to trace your origin ...

But the journey didn't end when I got my initial reports back. Since then, the tests have been updating, adding new reports in 23andMe's case and new features in Ancestry's case. Most recently in ...