Viruses are known to use the genetic machinery of the human cells they invade to make copies of themselves. As part of the ...

A breakthrough in DNA technology has unearthed a chilling truth, offering solace to a daughter who spent years in the shadows ...

Prosecutors said Stephen Yarborough was sexually assaulted, then fatally stabbed in his Roxboro, North Carolina, home in 2007 ...

The Picuris Pueblo initiated the research to show their ties to Chaco Canyon, the center of an Ancestral Pueblo regional ...

The fate of more than 15 million customers' genetic data remains in limbo after popular DNA testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy in March. The data is up for sale, stoking fears about how it ...

A groundbreaking DNA study reveals how genetic mutations pass through generations, offering new insights into disease and ...

The Picuris Pueblo tribal nation initiated a genetic study that confirms their connection to Chaco Canyon -- a potential ...

The study tracks mammoth evolution over a million years using mitogenomes, showing shifts in diversity and lineage tied to ...

Ingrida Domarkienė, a geneticist at Vilnius University in Lithuania, discusses the exciting developments made possible by ...

Mitochondrial diseases affect approximately 1 in 5,000 people worldwide, causing debilitating symptoms ranging from muscle ...

Krystal Tsosie, Diné, stands before a mural in Eagle Butte, S.D., on the Cheyenne River Reservation. Tsosie is a geneticist, ...

Increased vegetation growth in European mountains, driven by climate and land-use changes, reduces the genetic diversity of ...