Ever since an at-home DNA test revealed a Nigerian ancestry, life-long Evanston resident Tina Penick has reflected on what might have been. “What if we lived in Nigeria? What would that look like?” ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s lawfully-owed DNA project has garnered more than 2,000 DNA samples since its inception, helping officials to better identify the ...

Researchers have confirmed that six living men in Italy share the same Y chromosome as Leonardo da Vinci’s paternal family, based on nearly 30 years of genealogical and genetic research. The finding, ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- When police officers investigate cases, it's often centered around the suspect(s) they're searching for. But sometimes, the first big question is identifying the remains.

The Human Genome Project changed everything. A map of the entire human sequence of DNA was the starting point for an enormous number of discoveries, from disease genes to how humans evolved. But DNA ...

MACCLENNY, Fla. — The DNA Doe Project, a national nonprofit, and the Baker County Sheriff's Office are looking for help from the public to identify a man whose remains were found in Macclenny in 1995.

DNA testing has led to over 600 exonerations since 1989, but access to post-conviction analysis is limited due to restrictive ...