France’s trove of DNA profiles has helped solve high-profile crimes and was used to find some of the Louvre suspects, and it is growing. The police can also access other countries’ databases.

The genetic link between bones discovered thousands of miles away from each other suggests a prehistoric migration route.

Scientists in Japan have discovered Physalia mikazuki, a previously unknown species of Portuguese man-of-war, in northern waters for the first time. DNA and anatomical analysis confirmed it as ...

New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison reveals that dysfunction in a protein essential to maintaining ...

A New York judge on Wednesday allowed DNA evidence obtained through advanced techniques into the forthcoming murder trial of Rex Heuermann, the man accused of being Long Island’s Gilgo Beach serial ...

Some scientists instead believe Dsup acts like a shield. In this model, Dsup coats and physically blocks radiation from striking DNA. Others think it boosts the cell’s repair machinery, fixing damage ...

Hear Paul Holes share insights on solving cold cases and his book “Unmasked” at Willard Library’s free event Oct. 30.

Texas DPS identifies deceased Emory Earl McVay as suspect in historical Bastrop County sexual assaults using DNA testing.

Researchers have developed an AI-assisted technology that can identify and tag chromosomal abnormalities in cells.

Summer McKesson’s quest for answers to her medical condition would unearth a family secret – and a doctor’s decades-old deception that has ensnared multiple families across the country.

Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human ...

The spread of the Slavs stands as one of the most formative yet least understood events in European history. Starting in the 6th century CE, Slavic groups began to appear in the written records of ...