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Powerful new applications of what is known as next-generation sequencing are now helping with identification of degraded ...

Akihiko Yamamoto recently connected with his American sister, Sharon Lovell, whom he never knew existed. For most of his life ...

But while experts now know a fair amount about ancient Egyptian life, they still understand very little about the ...

Former Army member and trained survivalist Travis Decker remains at large one month after allegedly murdering his three young ...

For the first time, scientists have sequenced the full genome of a 4,800-year-old Egyptian man. The DNA reveals North African ...

More than 4,000 years ago, Egypt and Mesopotamia stood as two of the most complex societies on the planet. But the new DNA ...

One month ago, three young sisters were found dead near a Washington state campground. Blood found on the scene links the ...

Using an inexpensive electrode coated with DNA, MIT researchers have designed disposable diagnostics that could be adapted to ...

Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a ...

The earliest ever human DNA from Scandinavia is set to help humans know about the elusive people who first settled in the ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.