Scientists have identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human health ...

The human genome is a rich, complex record of migration, encounters, and inheritance written over thousands of millennia.

A study published today in the journal Science reveals how jumping fragments of human DNA, a type of genetic parasite, ...

Rapidly testing hundreds of thousands of DNA sequences, scientists identified specific genetic variations contributing to blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar.

Investigators in the Nancy Guthrie case have turned to genetic genealogy as they try to make the most of potential DNA ...

Neanderthal DNA study reveals surprising partner preference - This intriguing discovery raises significant questions about ...

A Q-tip, a tissue and a pizza crust ...

Only a few years ago, Tuesday’s announcement that a glove believed to be connected to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Arizona, had no match to a DNA database would have been a dead end.