Woman Applauded for Revealing 'Disgusting' Family Secret
Although the revelation upended her niece's life, Redditors agreed that the girl "deserved the truth."
Scientists Create World's Largest Chimp DNA Genome From Poop
They say the DNA map could clear up questions about apes' evolutionary past and be used to crack down on poachers and traffickers.
Fact Check: Did Asset Manager Blackstone Buy Americans' DNA?
Social media users claim Ancestry.com customer DNA is now owned by investment firm Blackstone after a multi-billion dollar deal.
Internet Shocked as Dad Discovers 17-Year-Old Twins Aren't His: 'Betrayal'
A DNA-testing ancestry gift revealed the dark truth to one family.
How Death Row Inmate Rodney Reed Could Be Exonerated With DNA
The Supreme Court has agreed to discuss whether new DNA tests can be carried out in relation to the murder of Stacey Stites in 1996.
The Story of He Jiankui, Now Out of Jail After Editing DNA of Unborn Babies
Jiankui's widely condemned 2018 research was a key event in the murky ethical minefield of genetic modification.
I-65 Serial Killer Identified by DNA After 30-Plus Years of Effort
Harry Edward Greenwell, the man identified as the killer, passed away in January 2013 in Iowa when he was 68 years old.
Man Gets 650 Years in Prison After DNA Links Him to 1980s Rape Cases
Steven Ray Hessler was a serial rapist in the 1980s and had at least 10 victims within a three year span.
Genome Defined As Human Genetic Blueprint Fully Sequenced for First Time
Around two decades since scientists made history by sequencing the human genome, it has now been mapped fully in what has been described as an "incredible" achievement.
DNA Leads to Mississippi Man's Arrest in 30-Year-Old Murder
Authorities arrested and charged a 71-year-old man with the death of Nona Stamey Cobb.
Internet Hysterical As 'WW2 Era Secret' Reveals Man Is Related to His Wife
"From the wise words of Cletus from 'The Simpsons,' 'If God didn't want us to marry our cousins then why did he make them so good lookin,'" one Redditor joked.
Girl at Heart of 62-Year-Old 'Little Miss Nobody' Cold Case Identified
DNA matching recently led law enforcement to provide closure to the relatives of a woman killed decades ago.
CDC Says 10% Of COVID Swabs Sent to Genome Lab, Raising Privacy Questions
Scientists are analyzing the sequencing of the COVID-19 virus for variants like Delta and Omicron.
DNA Helps Return Dentures to Man 11 Years After Day-Drinking Binge
An English man was "stunned" when a stranger from another country sent him his old teeth that had been missing for over a decade.
Ancient Ancestors of Deadly Snakes Swam to Australia, Study Finds
Researchers examined the evolutionary history of two of the most deadly venomous snakes in Australia—eastern brown snakes and tiger snakes
College Student Helps ID Suspect in 1964 Pennsylvania Cold Case Murder
"Now that we know the individual, it gives us a sense of closure," said the victim's brother.
Family Sues Doctor That Allegedly Inseminated Woman With Wrong Sperm
"Learning that your entire reality isn't what you believed it to be is hard to explain," said the man who thought he was his daughter's biological father.
Wooly Mammoth De-extinction Scientist Shares Plan To Create Arctic Elephant
George Church, from the Harvard Medical School, founded a company to bring the wooly mammoth back to life in 2021.
Woman Slammed for Dumping Boyfriend After Finding Out He's a Distant Cousin
The woman broke things off after becoming "grossed out" at the idea they were family.
Internet Backs Student Whose College Fund Rides on DNA Test In Viral Thread
"I can't imagine being willing to walk away from my child," one commenter wrote.
Police Use DNA Connection to Solve Murder, Rape of 14-Year-Old in 1995
"We don't give up... twenty-six years, it could have been 36, you know, until I took my last breath I was going to work this case," said a detective.
Ancient Human DNA Found in 'Lice Glue' Left on 2,000-Year-Old Mummies
The research relied on the use of "lice cement," a substance secreted by female lice to attach nits to human hair.
Suspected Serial Rapist Arrested After Online DNA Profile Matches Cold Case
Police arrested Edward Gilbert Duran for a 1997 rape in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after DNA taken from a fork matched evidence. He's connected to eight cases.
Police Examine DNA Testing as Tool to Help Find JonBenét Ramsey's Killer
Police in Boulder, Colorado, have been working with state investigators on "future DNA advancements," the police department said Monday in a statement.
Louisiana Man Locked Up for 12 Years Freed Due to New DNA Evidence
"My child free!" his mother screamed in joy on the courthouse steps Thursday. His mother and older brother escorted him away from the courthouse as a free man.
DNA links inmate Danny Hamilton to killing of Priscilla Lewis 25 Years Ago
Hamilton was linked to the Lewis' killing after investigators submitted evidence to a DNA lab last year that connected him to the 1996 murder.
Man Exonerated in Rape of Alice Sebold to Be Focus of His Own Movie
Alice Sebold was to be portrayed as the heroine in a film based on her memoir, 'Lucky,' until the man she identified as her rapist 40 years ago was recently declared innocent. Now, a different movie (or two) are in the works.
Family Of Mother And Daughter Separated At Auschwitz Reunited
Dena Morris said: "I'm feeling like it's surreal. Like, it can't be real, but it is real. And it just kind of completes you."
Discarded Beer Can Leads to Arrest of Murder Suspect From Cold Case
Using a genealogy database, police were able to identify the murderer from unidentified blood that was left at the original crime scene.
TikToker Allegedly Discovers She Has Over 50 Siblings After Using DNA Test
In a Facebook group, the TikToker discovered there were over 50 siblings who shared the same sperm donor for a father.