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

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

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

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

The DNA packed inside every human cell contains instructions for life, written in billions of letters of genetic code. Every ...

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

A decades-old mystery in Franklin County is finally seeing resolution. Thanks to advancements in DNA technology, law ...

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

The Reiff family was grieving the death of their beloved dog, Rufus, when they adopted Ziggy — and a DNA test found he was ...

Regardless of the results of DNA testing in a cold murder case in Mobile, prosecutors should be prohibited from using it, a ...