Melinda Beardsley's disappearance haunted her family for years. Now they have answers—but her case is far from closed.

People arrested while protesting ICE say federal agents took samples of their DNA. It's legal, but experts say the practice raises questions about what the government is doing with that genetic data.

Nearly 40 years ago, a series of violent rapes shocked Gwinnett County. Now thanks to DNA evidence, authorities say they've ...

CeCe Moore, a genetic genealogist, said she found it "very hard to believe the perpetrator didn't leave his DNA behind." ...

Skip” in Piedmont, West Virginia—turned a childhood encounter with racist medical neglect into a lifelong drive to prove ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia associated with increased risk of stroke, heart failure and mortality. Advances in genomic research have revealed a complex genetic architecture ...

MILLIONS FOR SECURITY WHEN FIFA COMES THIS SUMMER FOXBOROUGH HAS THREATENED TO HOLD UP THE LICENSE NEEDED TO HOLD THE GAMES. NEARLY 40 YEARS AFTER A SKULL WAS FOUND IN THE WOODS IN BRISTOL ...

In an ESSENCE cover story, Kerry Washington reflects on discovering she was conceived through a sperm donor. Read here.

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HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, February 24, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — FamilyTreeDNA, the company that pioneered the genetic genealogy industry, today announced a ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — A Q-tip, a tissue and a pizza crust. To investigators, this seemingly innocuous trash was DNA-laden treasure, helping crack the cases of the University of Idaho murders, the Golden ...

A Q-tip, a tissue and a pizza crust. Investigators in the Nancy Guthrie case hope that science can point to a suspect. But there are challenges. Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “TODAY” co-host ...