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

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

A new portable DNA test can identify dozens of shark and ray species in only two hours, giving frontline officers a powerful ...

"Long story short, after learning this news, he decided to reach out to his biological father, who turned out to be a local ...

A new Texas law allows for forensic medical exams for sex assault survivors even if no report has been made to law ...

DPS' Crime Laboratory Division is implementing the state’s new Limited Consent for DNA Testing Program for sexual assault ...

Texas DPS launches a groundbreaking program letting sexual assault survivors test DNA free of charge, even if a report has ...

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Prosecutors at Brian Walshe’s murder trial continued Tuesday to present evidence they say proves he killed his wife around ...

The OSBI is installing Rapid DNA machines across the state, starting in Enid, allowing officers to generate DNA profiles in ...

When you have submitted your sample, you will receive your results in four weeks. This will include an ethnicity estimate, as ...

Advances in our understanding of DNA have brought about many changes. One of them is just how easy it is now to obtain a DNA ...