The Gilgo Beach murder case is moving toward trial, but Rex Heuermann's attorneys are challenging something called nuclear DNA testing​​.

The founder of a lab that used new DNA technology to link hairs found on Gilgo Beach victims to accused serial killer Rex ...

DNA is the molecular basis of heredity, the inherited traits that pass between generations in a person's family tree. Embodied in the sequence of base pairs, DNA carries information between ...

Colossal Biosciences made global headlines when they announced that they had successfully brought the dire wolf back from ...

Two 7,000-year-old mummies from the Takarkori rock shelter in the Sahara have been found to be from a group with a previously ...

Geoff Bennett: The genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy. And its potential sale has raised alarms about what could happen to the DNA data of its millions of users. 23andMe was ...

Just like the government uses an Aadhaar number to uniquely identify an individual for social security purposes, a person’s DNA fingerprint can be used for biological purposes. This is why DNA ...

23andMe, the popular genetic testing service with DNA samples collected from millions of Americans, announced it is voluntarily filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. News of the pending bankruptcy ...

Authorities in Ohio have identified ‘Toledo Jane Doe,’ whose remains were found burned behind an auto repair shop in 1987.

Balanced against the difficulties in prosecuting decades-old rape cases, however, is what prosecutors say is the peace of mind traumatized survivors feel in finally knowing that their assailant has ...

Your DNA might connect you with communities who have psoriasis, or a voracious sweet tooth, or who are also susceptible to bowel cancer. Once posted off, the 89 genetic markers might also reveal ...