Earlier this month, state police in Connecticut held a “DNA drive” in an effort to help identify human remains found in the state. Family members of missing people were invited to submit DNA samples ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Six years after a woman was found partially buried near an apartment complex, she is still known only as the “Avondale Jane Doe,” but a potential DNA breakthrough in her case could ...

Repeats of DNA sequences, often referred to as "junk DNA" or "dark matter," that are found in chromosomes and could contribute to cancer or other diseases have been challenging to identify and ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Advanced DNA technology is helping the Metro Nashville Police Department identify human remains. The DNA testing is helping with several different cases, including one where ...

Shannon Doughty holds a photo of her late brother Allen Livingston, who was identified in October 2023 as the ninth known victim of suspected serial killer Herbert Baumeister, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, ...

North Korea has turned over what they say are an initial 55 cases holding remains believed to be of US troops killed during the Korean War. After an initial assessment at an air base in South Korea, ...

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark. — An Arkansas sheriff's office is partnering with a DNA testing company in an effort to identify human remains found near Eureka Springs last year, and Attorney General Tim ...

Stanford Medicine researchers sifted through thousands of single nucleotide mutations in DNA to identify fewer than 400 that are functionally associated with inherited cancer risk. Thousands of single ...