A groundbreaking project is piecing together Leonardo da Vinci’s genetic profile by tracing his lineage across 21 generations and comparing DNA from living descendants with remains in a Da Vinci ...

Ever since an at-home DNA test revealed a Nigerian ancestry, life-long Evanston resident Tina Penick has reflected on what might have been. “What if we lived in Nigeria? What would that look like?” ...

“We’re only just beginning to understand the full majesty of life on Earth,” wrote the founding members of the Earth BioGenome Project in 2018. The ambitious project raised eyebrows when first ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Police often face challenges when it comes to solving a murder, especially when the victim can't be identified. But thanks to advances in DNA technology, they're getting some extra ...

DNA testing firm 23andMe is bankrupt, and now the genomic data of its 15 million users is up for sale to the highest bidder. Could that data end up on the blockchain? The company announced on March 23 ...

It has been claimed that because most of our DNA is active, it must be important, but now human-plant hybrid cells have been ...