In a French criminal trial, conventional DNA analysis couldn’t distinguish between twin brothers, but emerging scientific methods could help in such cases.

We wanted to see if Ancestry can actually reveal a person’s family history and what records were available in its database, ...

Lance Shockley died by lethal injection last year. State courts have rejected prisoners' requests for DNA testing in recent ...

A DNA test could help match patients with psychiatric medications, potentially reducing the long and frustrating ...

“That was the moment we realized this was bigger than coincidence,” the rescue worker told Newsweek.

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I was one of the first to spit into a test tube, giving up my DNA forever to learn more about my health and heredity. You know, the ones that promise to connect you with distant relatives you didn’t ...