DNA stands for Deoxyribonucleic Acid. It is the fundamental blueprint of life, containing genetic instructions for traits and ...

DNA has identified a body found in Arkansas 36 years ago.On April 20, 1989, a man's body was found off Swinging Bridge Road in Antioch. An autopsy at the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory determined the ...

At school, it's often presented as a tidy double helix but scientists are revealing the varied and intricate shapes of DNA molecules. DNA is a molecule found in just about every living cell. Because ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a protein that acts like a traffic controller for DNA, preventing damage during cell ...

Faulty versions of the LMNA gene can cause a wide range of health problems, including heart muscle disease (dilated ...

A decades-long North Texas murder case is one step closer to being solved after DNA testing provided crucial information about the victim. A Houston-area lab managed to identify the name of the victim ...

Authorities who recently exhumed the body of an unidentified child found along Kerbaugh Road in northern Blair County in February 1987 — so DNA technology can identify her — have also exhumed the body ...

For more than 40 years, the person responsible for the brutal rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl on Long Island has eluded capture. DNA from a smoothie straw, prosecutors say, could now be the key ...