The tool gained prominence in criminal investigations in 2018, when police used it to identify the Golden State Killer, who ...

New DNA analysis reveals how the rise and fall of the Roman Empire ultimately shifted the population in the Balkans.

An international research team has identified a human protein, ANKLE1, as the first DNA-cutting enzyme (nuclease) in mammals ...

Popular genetics tests can’t tell you much about your dog’s personality, according to a recent study. A team of geneticists ...

A large Mayo Clinic study shows that current guidelines fail to detect nearly 90% of people with familial ...

By looking at maggots’ genes and metabolic changes, investigators can better predict time of death, the researchers said.

The genealogy site’s clarification of its terms and conditions has barred those working on unsolved crimes from access to the ...

A noninvasive blood test to detect genetic material shed by tumors may help clinicians identify adverse events related to treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitor drugs, investigators at the Johns ...

When DNA breaks, cells must repair it accurately to prevent harmful mutations. Researchers have discovered that during a key ...

If your estate plan was created before the DNA testing era—or hasn't been updated to account for these new realities—now is ...

Scientists discovered that certain cancer cells use a low-level activation of a DNA-dismantling enzyme—normally seen in cell ...

DNA analysis is showing some hope in the identification of an unknown woman who died after an accident in southwest Missouri ...