Prosecutors cracked the cold case of Nancy Daugherty’s murder with a DNA match and the help of genetic genealogy.

Remains of woman police call Wilseyville Jane Doe were found among victims of infamous California serial killers.

Since it was first described by scientists in 2017, the Tapanuli orangutan, one of the world’s rarest great apes, was ...

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

"Delays do not equal impunity," the county attorney said. But the defendant insists: "You got the wrong person." ...

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

A study published in Science reveals a cellular mechanism involved in the inheritance of genetic mutations. The study also ...

Long-term follow-up shows 95% success rate, no serious complications in largest ADA-SCID gene therapy study to date ...

Reproductive biologists at Nanjing University tried to see whether a male mouse's mastery of treadmill running could somehow ...

New research reveals that child maltreatment leaves measurable biological “scars” on DNA, altering brain structure and function.

Kidney damage that seemingly heals appears to mutate the DNA in the mitochondria of kidney cells, making the organ less ...

After 40 years, DNA from a smoothie straw leads to the arrest of a new suspect in the brutal rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl on Long Island.