Lance Shockley died by lethal injection last year. State courts have rejected prisoners' requests for DNA testing in recent ...

A DNA test could help match patients with psychiatric medications, potentially reducing the long and frustrating ...

Human remains that were discovered in 1981 in Blount County have since been identified through forensic genetic genealogical (FGG) DNA testing.

Scientists traced Leonardo da Vinci’s Y chromosome through living relatives, a breakthrough that may confirm his true burial ...

For nearly five decades, a woman found dead in a California snowbank was known as "Emigrant Gap Jane Doe." Thanks to DNA ...

The Gold Shaw Farm team shares the genetic heritage and breed composition of their guardian dog following a professional DNA ...

The best home DNA kits can provide a window into our ancestry, genetic traits, and overall health. They can trace family roots, uncover inherited traits and even help you connect with distant ...

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 ...

Someone spitting into a tube to gain insight into their ancestry — and occasionally their health — is giving away highly ...

I was one of the first to spit into a test tube, giving up my DNA forever to learn more about my health and heredity. You know, the ones that promise to connect you with distant relatives you didn’t ...

In a French criminal trial, conventional DNA analysis couldn’t distinguish between twin brothers, but emerging scientific ...