Authorities have identified human remains found more than three years ago belonging to Lisa Marie Vernon, a 56-year-old woman ...

An analysis of bones from ancient people who once lived in Colombia has discovered DNA that does not directly connect them to ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have unearthed 6,000-year-old human skeletons in Colombia that possess a DNA ...

A deeper understanding of how DNA changes over generations helps scientists learn why people differ and how diseases develop. Until recently, many fast-changing parts of the human genome remained ...

Scientists discover a byproduct of sucralose that can damage DNA, raising new questions about the safety of artificial ...

Partial human remains were found in the Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness north of Sedona. Here's everything we know.

The Kauai Police Department (KPD) is asking for the public’s help in identifying human remains that were found along the ...

DNA is often called the blueprint of life, but what does that really mean? Elizabeth Worthey, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Genetics in the Heersink School of Medicine, explains everything ...

A rapid DNA test found a 99.9% match to DNA samples collected from Scott's parents, meaning that the remains found on ...

It turns out that a gene called LTR5Hs activates a gene that affects the growth of an embryo and the proliferation of stem ...

Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human ...

Nearly 40 years after a woman’s body was found in a then-remote area of Davie, the man suspected in her murder has been identified by just a few small strands of evidence left behind.