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 ...

A Crittenden County judge has approved the testing of new DNA evidence in the decades-long case of the West Memphis Three.

The Reiff family was grieving the death of their beloved dog, Rufus, when they adopted Ziggy — and a DNA test found he was ...

Scientists found genetic elements linked to hibernation in the human genome. Tapping into them could produce a new wave of ...

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

Regardless of the results of DNA testing in a cold murder case in Mobile, prosecutors should be prohibited from using it, a ...

New DNA technology identifies remains of Renee Isabel Nilsson, a teen missing since 1984, in a Phoenix murder case.

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

Martha Bassett, who graduated from Wapato High School in 1955, moved to Chicago in 1960. After she was found murdered in ...