The DNA tissue sample taken from a baby left in an Iowa City landfill in 1992 was so "degraded and contaminated" that traditional DNA testing couldn't help investigators identify the infant or his mother.

Researchers at Beijing Genomics and IMDEA Nanociencia institutes have introduced a novel method that could significantly accelerate efficiency and reduce the cost of handling fluidics in DNA sequencing.

The giant DNA loops were discovered through a careful study of saliva samples from 56 volunteers, with further tests conducted on 476 samples to determine the prevalence of Inocles in the general population. Around three-quarters of us could be carrying the elements, the data shows.

A judge allowed key DNA evidence to be used in Rex Heuermann’s trial in the Gilgo Beach case. It’s a significant advancement for criminal forensic testing.

A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Communications, reveals that cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK) promote DNA replication licensing in human cells by relieving inhibitory signals from RB tumor suppressor proteins.

Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was linked to his alleged victims using DNA testing known as whole genome sequencing, prosecutors say.

NEW YORK (WRGB) — Over 600 cases across the U.S. have been solved using genetic genealogy and DNA sequencing. Family trees once thought to be a fun project for the family historian are quickly becoming an essential piece of solving cold cases. Siena ...

About a dozen studies in the past five years have made claims linking nearly every type of human cancer with the presence of microbiomes, "communities" of bacteria, viruses and fungi that live in or on people's bodies.

Scientists in Colombia have discovered a previously unknown lineage of human beings after fully sequencing the DNA of ancient remains excavated at archeological sites near the country’s capital Bogota.