John was abandoned as a newborn and grew up with no knowledge of where he came from. Then one Christmas that changed.

In the last decade, the drive to understand who we are and where we've come from has been accelerated by DNA testing.

Can DNA testing correct wrongful convictions after death? Explore the legal meaning of posthumous DNA testing and what it ...

“Surprise heirs like Thomas are popping up because of DNA test kits,” according to the Wall Street Journal article. While ...

The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.

A tiny percentage of our DNA—around 2%—contains 20,000-odd genes. The remaining 98%—long known as the non-coding genome, or ...

The answers were always there, waiting as the years and decades ticked by: Who killed five people kidnapped from a Kentucky Fried Chicken in Kilgore on Sept. 23, 1983? Finally, though, the science, ...

Many students who enjoy biology dream of working in a laboratory one day. School lessons about cells, diseases, and the human ...

Pensacola DNA expert Candy Zuleger testified on cases for 12 years. Prosecutors are now warning others after it was discovered she used faulty analysis.

But only a tiny percentage of our DNA – around 2% – contains our 20,000-odd genes. The remaining 98% – long known as the non-coding genome, or so-called ‘junk’ DNA – includes many of the switches that ...

Autopsy results of resigned Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral will be ...

Advances in our understanding of DNA have brought about many changes. One of them is just how easy it is now to obtain a DNA test. Why would someone want to test their DNA? Well, these tests claim to ...