A new study has revealed that "junk DNA" descended from ancient viruses could play a key role in controlling genes.

A family was grieving the loss of their dog, Rufus, and adopted a senior dog from Muttville who looked similar. A DNA test ...

Authorities said a woman in August 1986 reported to Michigan State Police troopers with the Manistique Post that she had been ...

A genetic study conducted by the University of South Carolina and the National Human Genome Research Institute, published in ...

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

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

Scientists from the Smithsonian have successfully used swift fox droppings to identify individual animals and collect other ...

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

MARION, Ark. (KAIT) - A judge Friday ordered DNA testing of evidence connected with the West Memphis 3 murders. During a ...

A decades-old mystery in Franklin County is finally seeing resolution. Thanks to advancements in DNA technology, law ...

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.