Researchers suggest that they have recovered sequences from ancient works and from letters that may belong to the Renaissance ...

DNA analysis of cultural artifacts shows diverse biological profiles, but contamination and mixed signals complicate historical lineage interpretation.

For more than 20 years the riddle of Jennifer Kiely's brutal rape and murder has haunted her family. Cops could never figure out a motive for the deranged slaying that robbed three innocent children ...

Police missed opportunities to catch the killer of a woman who was sexually assaulted before being set on fire on a seafront. Detectives have today named Keith Dowbekin as the man believed to be ...

Tiny repeated stretches of DNA in your genome may quietly shape how your body works, how your brain develops and how you respond to disease. A new study from scientists at The Hospital for Sick ...

Among the recovered parts handed over by police were severed limbs, a tongue and teeth, according to people at Lok Nayak Hospital familiar with the matter. Health officials said on Thursday that body ...

Scientists found that DNA’s phosphate groups can direct chemical reactions to make the correct mirror-image form of drug molecules. This breakthrough simplifies chiral drug production, reducing waste ...

House fire in Hillsboro displaces two, claims lives of four pets A house fire in Hillsboro displaced two adults and claimed the lives of four pets on the evening of Jan. 3. Vancouver man arrested ...

Authorities have identified the person whose body parts were found in the Tualatin River back in early August as 34-year-old Ezequiel Avila-Ruiz. The investigation began on Aug. 8, after a kayaker ...

The code of life is simple. Four genetic letters arranged in triplets—called codons—encode amino acids. These are the building blocks of proteins, the machinery that powers life. But the genetic code ...

If you’re planning to visit Mexico in the coming weeks or months, U.S. officials say there are parts of the country that should be avoided at all costs. In a Level 2 travel advisory issued Tuesday, ...