On March 27, 1827, the day after Ludwig van Beethoven's death, his associates uncovered a hidden trove of documents in his ...

Environmental DNA harvested from the ocean, land and air can help scientists monitor wildlife. The challenge is figuring out how to interpret this eDNA.

The financial struggles of genetic testing and ancestry company 23andMe are raising questions about the security of customers ...

Concerns about 23andMe's business prospects is raising questions about the genetic testing company's customer data.

This writer traced her roots back to a small Calabrian village and found 100 living relatives. A new Italian initiative makes ...

I wanted to take a moment to share my experience with Embark's Breed + Health Test and why I think it's something every dog owner will benefit from. I'm ...

There are three types of genetic testing companies, including those that provide recreational testing such as Ancestry.com ...

The Human Genome Project should receive partial credit for giving us the technological advancement and innovation necessary ...

When Chinese scientists recently claimed to have combined tardigrade genes with human DNA - to produce a human gene resistant to radiation - it set alarms ringing in the West.

Researchers have created a comprehensive genomic database to improve diversity in genomics research by including Latin ...

Scientists pinpointed 80 gene variants, including eight tied to fatty acid metabolism, that may cause breast cancer in some ...