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More than 30 million people globally have done a family history DNA test, but few realise this multi-billion dollar ...

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

What started as a simple ancestry DNA test uncovered a chilling truth—a baby stolen from a hospital five decades ago had ...

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

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

Almost 30 years after a man's remains were found wrapped in a carpet in Plymouth Township, a murder victim has been laid to ...

A DNA bone test on a man who lived 4,500 years ago in the Nile Valley has shed new light on the rise of the Ancient Egyptian ...

After years of collecting consumer DNA, genetic testing companies are monetizing the data. But who should profit — the ...

Earwax might seem like an unlikely source of ancestral information, but this small substance holds genuine clues to your ...

A landmark study by WEHI scientists has shed new light on one of the most fundamental mysteries of biology: how cells divide ...

A shift is unfolding in personal DNA testing, moving from ancestry-based novelty to personalized, preventive health powered ...