A new study has revealed that "junk DNA" descended from ancient viruses could play a key role in controlling genes.

He also proved to be 12 percent Saint Bernard, 10 percent German wirehaired pointer and 9 percent each of chow chow and ...

Ancient viruses left a legacy in your DNA. And it turns out, that legacy may be helping shape who you are. A recent ...

Authorities said a woman in August 1986 reported to Michigan State Police troopers with the Manistique Post that she had been ...

The Reiff family was grieving the death of their beloved dog, Rufus, when they adopted Ziggy — and a DNA test found he was ...

A massive DNA study reveals how genes shape your sense of smell and offers new clues about brain health and Alzheimer's risk.

Franklin County Sheriff Jim Raymond announces the arrrest of the arrest of Jesse Lee Castillo, 51, in the 27 year old murder ...

Imagine a lone DNA strand bringing to an end decades of suffering for a family without rhyme or reason. That’s what happened ...

A world-first study conducted by the Museums Research Institute has discovered that marine life in the cold, dark, and pressurized depths of the ocean is far more globally interconnected than ...

The story of this potentially paradigmatic development begins where so much of human health begins: the mitochondria.

A 64-year-old man living in Arizona at the time of his arrest has been charged after DNA linked him to a California cold case ...