Institut Pasteur and partner institutions report genetic evidence of Salmonella enterica lineage Para C and Borrelia ...

The human genome consists of 3 billion base pairs, and when a cell divides, it takes about seven hours to complete making a ...

Journalist Stephanie Mendez took an Ancestry DNA test hoping to learn more about her roots. What she discovered about her ...

The U.S. Marshals Service is hoping newly discovered DNA evidence will help garner new tips from the public and lead to the ...

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

Ancient viruses left a legacy in your DNA. And it turns out, that legacy may be helping shape who you are.

Eubanks was serving a life sentence when he escaped authorities following his conviction for the 1965 murder of a 14-year-old ...

A 4-year-old boy who was found dead in Lorton, Virginia, more than 50 years ago, and whose name has remained a mystery, has ...

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

US Marshals announced that after 60 years, they were able to extract DNA from Lester Eubanks' clothes and enter it into the Combined DNA Index System.

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

A 64-year-old man living in Arizona at the time of his arrest has been charged after DNA linked him to a California cold case ...