DNA is the building block of life — it can tell us a lot about both who we are, and who we may become. DNA is also, ...

As Texas prepares to hand out DNA kits to schoolchildren to bring home to parents, other concerned caregivers are weighing in on the issue of DNA kits for kids — and what it says about society.

Advocates and law enforcement increasingly turn to forensic science to search for longtime missing children, but many DNA databases lack diversity.

A woman was left gobsmacked after she took a DNA test 'just for fun' to see why she was so obsessed with Ancient Egypt, and ...

Roughly 50,000 years ago, two species of humans met in the shadow of Eurasian ice sheets. One, Homo sapiens, had just ...

If measured from beginning to end, the DNA in our cells is too long to fit into the cell's nucleus, explaining why it must be ...

“The idea that trauma and violence can have repercussions into future generations should help people be more empathetic,” co-senior study author Connie Mulligan said.

Members of the U.S. armed forces are fingerprinted, their DNA is collected, and the information is kept on file and in storage. It is a precaution for those terrible situations in which a body ...

Texas schools are handing out kits that encourage parents to to collect their children’s DNA in case of an 'emergency.' Post-Uvalde, this seems cold.

The Today show this week offers an alarming headline about how Texas is handling school shootings: "Texas schools send parents DNA kits to identify their kids' bodies in emergencies." The headline ...

Opeyemi Falegan, the ex-boyfriend of Nollywood actress, Nkechi Blessing, has been dragged by netizens after accusing late singer Mohbad's wife, Wunmi Aloba, of delaying DNA test.

Parents have been able to request “fingerprint and DNA identification kits” from Texas schools since before Uvalde as part of a program to help find missing kids.