Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said his investigators would examine whether it could be used to help solve the ...

C himpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps share 98.8% of their DNA. But is this actually true? And what does "similar ...

The decision is an important win for prosecutors and a blow for the defense team that challenged the validity of this type of ...

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the self-replicating genetic material that exists in nearly all living organisms.

A N.Y. judge Wednesday said prosecutors in the Gilgo Beach murders can use evidence from a new DNA technology. Rex Heuermann ...

Prosecutors can use critical DNA evidence against suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann that hasn't been used in ...

Internet of DNA Breakthrough Technical standards that let DNA databases communicate. Why it matters Your medical treatment could benefit from the experiences of millions of others. Key players ...

CRISPR is a technology that can be used to edit genes and, as such, will likely change the world. The essence of CRISPR is simple: it’s a way of finding a specific bit of DNA inside a cell. After that ...

Dulaine Lotharp, 55, has been arrested and charged in connection with a 32-year-old sexual assault cold case. The case dates ...

Last year, I added my DNA profile to a private genealogical database, FamilyTreeDNA, and clicked “Yes” to allow the police to ...

Environmental DNA research has aided conservation, but scientists say its ability to glean information about human populations and individuals poses dangers.