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 ...

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

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

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

She was rescued from a shelter specializing in pit bulls, but as the weeks passed and Ripley began to grow at an astonishing ...

He also proved to be 12 percent Saint Bernard, 10 percent German wirehaired pointer and 9 percent each of chow chow and ...

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

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

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