For more than 40 years, the person responsible for the brutal rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl on Long Island has eluded ...

CODIS, which stands for “Combined DNA Index System,” is a database consisting of DNA from convicted offenders, unsolved crime ...

State Rep. Josh Williams (R-Toledo) introduced the Right to Know Act, which would require hospitals to inform parents of the ...

Researchers have discovered giant DNA structures in oral bacteria, and data hint they could influence the function of your ...

Local investigators working with cutting-edge technology and a Texas-based company are solving decades-old murders, ...

Forensic genealogy lab Othram is helping law enforcement agencies solve cold cases, including Albany's 61-year-old unsolved ...

Forensic genetic genealogy has transformed how law enforcement solves cold cases and could also help Guam crack open ...

A fundraising drive is underway to raise $7,500 to help pay for advanced DNA testing on teeth from a skull found in December ...

Unusual preservative in specimen jars proved to be a sweet solution for studying changes in genetic diversity among fish ...

Scientists have long suspected connections between heredity and disease, dating back to Hippocrates, who observed certain ...

Scientists at ETH Zurich have unveiled MetaGraph, a revolutionary tool dubbed 'Google for DNA'. This innovation allows rapid ...

Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have published an analysis that reveals new functions of the ...