DNA is the molecular basis of heredity, the inherited traits that pass between generations in a person's family tree. Embodied in the sequence of base pairs, DNA carries information between ...

Centuries-old genetic material can solve historical mysteries, from lost species to what killed Napoleon’s army.

The recent arrest of a New Jersey lawyer now charged in connection with a spate of rapes in Charlestown in 2007 and 2008 has highlighted the use of investigative genetic genealogy, a tool police are ...

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) replication is fundamental to life, yet the precise mechanics of how helicases unwind the genome for replication remain unclear. A recent study published in Nature used ...

Pennsylvania State Police announced the initiation of its Rapid DNA program with the deployment of 15 fully automated genetic analyzers to troops across the commonwealth. This rapid DNA allows for ...