For 24 years, Felicia Belcher lived without knowing the identity of her biological father, carrying an unanswered piece of ...

Mount Everest's most famous and tragic landmark could finally be brought home - but a shocking twist has blown open a 30-year ...

It’s a bit like giving the soil a DNA test.” A new droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) method quantifies root DNA directly from soil ...

That’s the thing about DNA. Most people think it helps us find ancestors, and sometimes it does. More often, it helps us find ...

South Carolina prosecutors oppose Alex Murdaugh's push for independent DNA testing of evidence found under Maggie Murdaugh's ...

DNA preservation on cave walls is highly variable, but scientists say their work is an important step on the path toward ...

A circuit judge has denied a new DNA evidentiary hearing for James Duckett as the state asks the Supreme Court to lift a stay ...

I read the fine print on at-home DNA and health tests - watch out for these risks ...

A tiny set of ancient genetic “switches” may have played a surprisingly large role in making human language possible. Researchers found that these DNA regions, which act like volume controls for genes ...

A new test provides a much more complete picture of DNA than current standard diagnostics and leads to a diagnosis more often. The test can replace 15 other tests, making it faster and more efficient.

Over his 34 years in prison, Shawn Tanner always maintained he was not guilty of murder, insisting on his innocence right up until his death in 2022. Now a years-long legal battle will grant his final ...

When we think about genetic inheritance, we usually leap to DNA, the four-letter code containing the instructions for building a living organism. Scientists know that DNA encodes everything from hair ...