In a first for Toronto police, investigators have used DNA collected and stored by popular ancestry-tracking websites to identify a missing person in a non-criminal matter. Police were trying to ...

New 'cassette tape' made of DNA has the capacity to store 36 petabytes of data, which could change the future of digital ...

CeCe Moore, an actress and director-turned-genetic genealogist, stood behind a lectern at New Jersey’s Ramapo College in late July. Propelled onto the national stage by the popular PBS show “Finding ...

Michael Usry Sr. donated DNA to a genealogical research study backed by the Mormon Church, which led to his son, Michael Jr. (in photo), being falsely suspected in an Idaho Falls murder and rape case.

Joseph James DeAngelo, who authorities suspect is the so-called Golden State Killer responsible for at least a dozen murders and 50 rapes in the 1970s and '80s, did not enter a plea during his first ...

A full DNA computer is a step closer, thanks to a new technology that could store petabytes of data in DNA for thousands or even millions of years. The system can also process data, as demonstrated by ...

The bankruptcy of 23andMe is raising concerns about the future of its DNA information. Once a pioneer in the genetic testing industry, the company faced backlash after hackers leaked user data in 2023 ...

Most current data storage systems eventually stop working. But there are alternatives on the horizon. "You know you're a nerd when you store DNA in your fridge." At her home in Paris, Dina Zielinski, ...