After the Andover cold case ID, "we're going to continue solving cases and giving families answers," said the Texas DNA lab.

The COVID-19 pandemic brought messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines to the forefront of global health care. After their clinical trial stages, the first COVID-19 mRNA vaccine was administered on 8 December ...

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

A futuristic “DNA origami” vaccine platform may one day outperform mRNA shots while being easier to produce and distribute. Credit: Shutterstock Scientists have developed a new DNA origami–based ...

The COVID-19 pandemic brought messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines to the forefront of global health care. After their clinical ...

Rice University researchers have developed a CRISPR-based gene activation strategy that boosts mitochondrial production in damaged heart cells, improving cardiac function after heart attacks in both ...

Lance Shockley, who had long insisted he was innocent in the 2005 killing of Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Carl “Dewayne” Graham Jr., was executed on Oct. 14, 2025 after years of pressing courts ...

With aging populations on the rise, the need for better tools to diagnose and monitor Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia, has never been more urgent. This disease is ...

Researchers at the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology have uncovered new evidence that two major types of gene-controlling DNA sequences, promoters and enhancers, operate with a shared ...

The state Supreme Judicial Court on Friday ordered DNA testing in the matter of a deceased man convicted of murder, a move that could resolve lingering questions about his case and shed new light on ...

If you've used AncestryDNA or a similar DNA test on yourself, the process for testing your pet will be quite similar. All it takes is activating your kit online, a quick cheek swab and a shipment to ...

Whether you want to authenticate well-loved family stories or are unaware of your family history and need a place to start, personal DNA testing has never been easier. At-home DNA tests are a popular ...