Scientists have discovered overlooked DNA sequences that may help explain autism, revealing genetic changes missed by conventional testing.

Over the course of six episodes, Sundance TV’s ‘Rectify’ follows about a week in the life of a man who has returned home after serving 19 years in prison. The story follows Daniel Holden, who was ...

Credit: Jason Bond / UC Davis Scientists have sequenced the unusually large genome of a trapdoor spider named after comedian ...

Mutations found in roughly 20% of human cancers may promote tumor growth by changing how DNA is organized inside cells.

This week's 'Brothers' recap starts with a sitcom setup and ends with a clue that keeps the central mystery alive. The episode is titled "The Band" and the ...

The family expressed reservations about plans to collect the samples in Lagos and transport them to an unnamed laboratory in the United States for analysis.

Software known as STRmix was instrumental in identifying Mr. Bundy’s DNA in a decades-old sample. By Alexander Nazaryan ...

Dating to 140,000–120,000 years ago, the Nesher Ramla remains came from a young adult whose skull and jaw did not match Homo sapiens, Neanderthals or Denisovans. Found in a quarry near Ramla in the ...

Ancient DNA shows the American cheetah split from pumas 2.6 million years ago and suggests Yukon cats had a fish-forward diet ...

The family of Donelle “Mishka” Links says DNA results have identified her as the woman whose burnt body was found in Tafelsig ...

At a press conference, Summit County Attorney Margaret Olson and Sheriff Kacey Bates revealed that modern DNA analysis had conclusively tied Bundy to the teenager's killing. Sheriff Bates noted that ...

For decades, slabs of our DNA were dismissed as useless filler. Scientists even called it ‘junk’. A team of Australian ...