Last year, I added my DNA profile to a private genealogical database, FamilyTreeDNA, and clicked “Yes” to allow the police to search my genes.

Marion McWhorter went missing in Oregon in 1974. Now, remains found two years later have been identified as her, through DNA ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cuyahoga County prosecutors are continuing to seek justice for survivors of decades-old sexual assaults by identifying suspects through DNA family trees. “One thing I’ve learned from ...

Kim Wagner said she wanted to help Mandy Stavik's mother find her killer. Kim Wagner was working as a delivery driver in Acme, Washington, in 1989, when 18-year-old Mandy Stavik disappeared. Stavik ...

Megan Cerullo is a New York-based reporter for CBS MoneyWatch covering small business, workplace, health care, consumer spending and personal finance topics. She regularly appears on CBS News 24/7 to ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- If you're having trouble finding love, why not turn to science? A new dating app called Pheramor uses DNA testing to help singles find their matches. "Current dating apps are like ...

A lot of the common signs of food intolerance ― rashes, fatigue, bloating ― can feel a little bit vague and hard to pin down.

DNA holds our genetic blueprints, but its cousin, RNA, conducts our daily lives I n 1957, just four years after Francis Crick ...

One way of monitoring this phenomenon is using environmental DNA. Known as eDNA, this is genetic material from animals and plants that is shed into the water. Like how forensics may sample a crime ...