Viral DNA that is usually dismissed when sequencing the human genome could help to uncover useful information about complex ...

With the rise of DNA ancestry tests, it’s easier than ever to learn about your family history and connections. Today, there are many DNA testing services to choose from. They're easy to use. You’ll ...

A Massachusetts bill would require annual audits of “owed” DNA from convicted felons, closing gaps in a key crime-solving database that advocates say have left survivors without justice and ...

Jack the Ripper, the serial killer who committed numerous murders in London, England more than 130 years ago, is now identified as a Polish immigrant named Aaron Kosminski. Researchers revealed the ...

When a person’s time on earth has passed, there are many options for what to do with the pieces of them that remain. There’s burial, cremation or even turning them into compost. And now, if you’re ...

BOISE, Idaho -- A three-person mixture of unknown DNA was found under a 21-year-old University of Idaho student's fingernails after she and three other students were killed at an off-campus home in ...

RAMSEY, Minn. — The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office in Ramsey is in the middle of an investigation into a nearly 60-year-old missing person case that could soon be solved. Human remains were ...