CODIS, which stands for “Combined DNA Index System,” is a database consisting of DNA from convicted offenders, unsolved crime ...

MetaGraph compresses vast data archives into a search engine for scientists, opening up new frontiers of biological discovery ...

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office made a significant breakthrough in a yearlong murder investigation that had seen little ...

State Rep. Josh Williams (R-Toledo) introduced the Right to Know Act, which would require hospitals to inform parents of the ...

Prosecutors say a Georgia man accused of sexually assaulting five women during a New York City crime spree in the early 1990s was linked to the cases by DNA authorities obtained from a discarded ...

"We had always suspected that he had some pug DNA just based on physical features of his tail and ears," the owner told ...

Scientists are researching ways to genetically modify plants and animals to be more resistant to threats like climate change.

For more than 40 years, the person responsible for the brutal rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl on Long Island has eluded capture. DNA from a smoothie straw, prosecutors say, could now be the key ...

After four decades, investigators say they’ve solved the brutal killing of 16-year-old Theresa Fusco on Long Island.

Preserving DNA in biological samples has long posed a challenge for researchers, but the process may be about to get a lot ...

New rapid DNA technology is helping the TBI identify victims of the deadly ammunition plant explosion. The technology can ...

EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 has ordered what is certain to be a controversial documentary that analyzes a sample of Adolf Hitler ’s ...