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 ...

Supreme Court issues guidelines for maintaining DNA sample integrity in criminal cases to ensure accurate evidence collection ...

The Gilgo Beach murder case is moving toward a trial, but two defense requests are slowing things down. Rex Heuermann's attorneys are asking for more time as they challenge something called nuclear ...

Shakespeare’s entire catalog of sonnets and eight of his tragedies, all of Wikipedia’s English-language pages, and one of the first movies ever made: scientists have been able to fit the contents of ...

Last week, a judge made a major ruling in the case against alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann, allowing DNA evidence obtained on several of his alleged victims to be used at trial. The ...

SANTA ANA — A 51-year-old man was convicted Tuesday of kidnapping and raping a 6-year-old girl in Santa Ana in 2012. Francisco Javier Lopez was convicted of kidnapping to commit rape, four counts of ...

Columbian mammoths in Mexico are genetically different from those in the U.S. and Canada, surprise DNA study reveals.

The bankruptcy of 23andMe is raising concerns about the future of its DNA information. Once a pioneer in the genetic testing industry, the company faced backlash after hackers leaked user data in 2023 ...

Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested and is likely to be charged with several charges, including aggravated murder, in connection ...