A new study has revealed that "junk DNA" descended from ancient viruses could play a key role in controlling genes.

A Crittenden County judge has authorized DNA testing of evidence in the West Memphis Three case, which will be conducted by ...

Authorities said a woman in August 1986 reported to Michigan State Police troopers with the Manistique Post that she had been ...

MARION, Ark. (KAIT) - A judge Friday ordered DNA testing of evidence connected with the West Memphis 3 murders. During a ...

The recoded bacterium uses only 57 of the 64 possible genetic codes, freeing up seven to be used for different purposes ...

University of Queensland researchers have developed an affordable, open-source DNA measurement tool that can be built using a ...

Scientists from the Smithsonian have successfully used swift fox droppings to identify individual animals and collect other ...

She was rescued from a shelter specializing in pit bulls, but as the weeks passed and Ripley began to grow at an astonishing ...

A sexual assault survivor who suspects his younger brother may be his son has received a bombshell update after a US court ordered a DNA test to uncover the truth.

Imagine a lone DNA strand bringing to an end decades of suffering for a family without rhyme or reason. That’s what happened ...

He also proved to be 12 percent Saint Bernard, 10 percent German wirehaired pointer and 9 percent each of chow chow and ...