Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Monday confirmed that DNA samples of 125 victims in the Air India plane crash had been successfully matched, and families of 124 deceased had been contacted.

Anne Wojcicki's winning bid to reclaim control of 23andMe doesn't necessarily end the fight over what happens to the DNA of 15 million people collected by the bankrupt consumer genomics company.

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a federal lawsuit to block 23andMe, a genetic testing company, from selling its customers' DNA data without their permission.

NASA OSIRIS-REx sample collection event at Asteroid Bennu saw the spacecraft plunge its arm into the surface. Find out how deep it went. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...

Once DNA is extracted, DNA fingerprinting is performed. This is a technique that uniquely identifies an individual by comparing the DNA of the deceased with reference samples provided by family ...

Families lined up for hours to give DNA samples so the authorities could match names to victims of Thursday’s crash, which killed at least 269 people. Skip to content Skip to site index.

After a series of high-stakes maneuvers performed more than 200 million miles from Earth, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has successfully stowed its precious samples of the asteroid Bennu.

Archaeologists working in Colombia’s Bogotá Altiplano recently uncovered ancient human remains that have left scientists puzzled. Genetic analysis of the 6,000-year-old skeletons revealed DNA ...

A campaign to put pressure on Gulf Coast restaurants and festivals has ruffled feathers and made headlines. But it's a small part of a war that has left domestic shrimpers on the ropes.

Regeneron said Monday it will “prioritize the privacy, security and ethical use” of the personal DNA data from about 15 million people in a $256 million deal to acquire assets of bankrupt ...

Mysterious 6,000-year-old skeletons with never-before-seen DNA rewrites human history. READ MORE: New mummies reveal previously unknown human ancestor ; By OSHEEN YADAV FOR DAILYMAIL.COM ...