Let’s face it: claiming a connection to some foreign nationality or ethnicity on the dubious basis of a great-grandparent or two is as American as apple pie. You know it, countless comedians know it, ...

For more than 40 years, the Golden State Killer haunted California. A serial rapist and murderer active in the 1970s and '80s, he eluded detectives for decades. By 2018, hope of identifying him was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. glowing rainbow DNA strand With the rise of DNA ancestry tests, it’s easier than ever to learn about your family history and ...

Authorities said John Cizek, 71, of Newark, California, was the victim of a homicide committed in June 2016. The suspect in ...

A new study by UCLA Health published in Cell presents a major advancement in the future of personalized medicine by ...

Delaware police have successfully used DNA genealogy, which is being considered to identify unknown DNA found in Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona kidnapping.

Genetic ancestry plays a key role in determining the behavior of head and neck tumors and may help explain why African-American patients survive for half as long as their counterparts of European ...

When we first wrote this article, it compared 23andMe and Ancestry. Since then, 23andMe has experienced a data breach, a subsequent lawsuit, board members' resignations and layoffs amidst financial ...

Experts say genetic genealogy could unlock the Nancy Guthrie case as investigators search for DNA clues that may expose her kidnapper.

Ancient DNA from a medieval burial inside a Neolithic monument reveals unexpected ancestry links and hints that the site’s ...

In A Nutshell A 14,200-year-old dog from Switzerland is now the oldest dog confirmed with genome-wide DNA. When farming ...