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

The shocking results of a DNA test give an unusual second chance to a woman and her “soul dog.” ...

Ancient viruses left a legacy in your DNA. And it turns out, that legacy may be helping shape who you are. A recent ...

A massive DNA study reveals how genes shape your sense of smell and offers new clues about brain health and Alzheimer's risk.

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

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

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

More than three years after the Crittenden County Circuit Court denied a petition for additional DNA testing — and more than ...

University of Queensland researchers have developed an affordable, open-source DNA measurement tool that can be built using a ...

Family Court Judge Vincent Ochoa said testing found that both Logan Gifford and his father could be the 15-year-old child’s ...