A national DNA database is helping to solve new and old crimes in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations ...

In an effort to foster progress in cancer research, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is releasing detailed and comprehensive data about the entire genetic content of a ...

Barbara Rae-Venter never anticipated that her genealogy hobby would lead to the capture of one of California's most notorious ...

This editorial originally ran in fellow CNHI paper The (Sunbury). Individuals have long valued privacy for themselves and their families, while often — knowingly or unknowingly — giving it away. It is ...

In an effort to foster progress in cancer research, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is releasing ...

A PDAC cell line was generated from a patient who consented to make the genetic code of her cancer cells publicly available ...

One of the world's biggest genetic databases comprises DNA data donated over the years by more than a million retired military service members. It's part of a project run by the Department of Veterans ...

Remember 23andMe? The company that gave customers saliva-based DNA testing kits to learn about their ancestry?

In an effort to foster progress in cancer research, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is releasing ...

If you’re curious about your Spain Gedmatch results and what secrets your DNA might be hiding, you’re in for a wild ride.

In a world-first accomplishment, Kenyan researchers have cracked the complete genetic make up of a jigger’s engine. This ...

The human genetic code will be built from scratch by British scientists in a controversial new research project. The £10 million scheme to synthesise DNA is being funded by the Wellcome Trust and ...