Scientists have found a way to sample DNA out of the air on a large scale — making it possible to one day track the health and well being of all kinds of species around the world.

The DNA of 10 families exposed to the ’80s violence and 22 families to the 2011 conflict was compared to the genetic material of 16 families who left Syria before 1980, avoiding decades of unrest.

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 November ...

Aaron Quinlan, PhD, professor and chair of human genetics in SFESOM and an author on the study, says that previous efforts to study human genetic change were limited to the parts of the genome that ...

Yvonne Woods, a former lab scientist at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, altered DNA test results and compromised hundreds of cases, prosecutors say.

But how do these DNA tests work, and how can they tell if two people are related to each other?. A genetic test typically involves submitting a saliva sample to a laboratory. Scientists then ...

Geoff Bennett: The genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy. And its potential sale has raised alarms about what could happen to the DNA data of its millions of users.

Turmoil at 23andMe, a company offering popular at-home DNA testing, has upset the industry. Following the resignation of every independent member of the company’s board of directors, its chief ...

One matched DNA samples provided by Livingston’s mother and sister. Four matched four of the eight men first identified in the 1990s: Jeffrey Jones, Manuel Resendez, Johnny Bayer and Richard Hamilton.

“Environmental DNA opens up a new range of possibilities by offering a tool that is no longer based on estimates or observations, but on factual data.” Read more The Saya de Malha Bank, a ...

For nearly a decade, social media users have claimed that traces of human DNA exist in hot dogs. A study cited by many people was first published in 2015 and resurfaced in 2024.

The 2024 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research recognizes Dr. Zhijian (James) Chen for his elucidation of how DNA stimulates immune responses.