Beaufort County coroner has not released the Fripp Island fire victim’s identity. Officials are waiting for DNA evidence to ...

Bryan Kohberger's plea deal sparks questions and concerns about law enforcement practices and genealogy database usage.

A veterinarian told Newsweek: "There is a variety of DNA testing kits available for dogs, and they can vary in quality." ...

Family of suspect and victim were never officially told the case was solved. Now they want to meet with police.

Elvis got his last name from his great-grandmother, a fiercely independent woman named Rosella Presley, not his ...

A mysterious DNA marker is rewriting everything we thought we knew about how humans first reached the Americas. Haplogroup X, ...

Through genetic testing, millions of Americans are estimated to have discovered that their parents aren’t who they thought.

A good portion of human DNA is what scientists refer to as "junk" -- stuff left over from ancient viruses and such. But maybe ...

A new study shows that the DNA repair enzyme Polβ plays a vital role in protecting the developing brain from harmful ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with international institutions, has ...

A man's world was turned upside when he discovered that he wasn't the biological father to his sons. Jay Skibbens, from Illinois, already had a sinking feeling when he mailed off two DNA kits. His ...

A research group led by the University of Osaka has discovered that the DNA repair enzyme Polβ plays a crucial role in ...