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 ...

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The search for Travis Decker, the man accused of killing his three young daughters in Chelan County, may soon come to an end ...

Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in DNA's shape have an important influence on gene activity and energy production.

Before a cell divides, its DNA is replicated so that each daughter cell inherits the same genetic information. The two copies ...

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 ...

Emily Bishop Green thought she was rescuing a Labrador puppy with some spaniel or beagle in his DNA, but nothing could have ...

Scientists in Tokyo have uncovered “Inocles,” massive strands of extrachromosomal DNA hidden inside bacteria in human mouths.

I can report today that the DNA hit from the towel that was wrapped around the firearm and the DNA on the screwdriver are positively processed for the suspect in custody,” FBI Director Kash Patel said ...

Jeffrey Briney, now 61 and in a wheelchair, was found guilty on all 29 charges including rape, kidnapping, aggravated assault, armed robbery, sodomy and firearm charges for his alleged involvement in ...

Newsday answers your questions about the judge's decision to allow the hair and DNA evidence in Rex Heuermann's murder trial.

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