Mikhail Karasikov and his colleagues at ETH Zurich worked on MetaGraph, a search engine designed for genomic databases containing massive troves of DNA and RNA sequences.

By examining genomic variation more closely, scientists can now identify new disease connections with greater speed and accuracy. For centuries, scientists have recognized that certain illnesses can ...

A judge in New York rejected a request on 23 September to disqualify the use of cutting-edge DNA sequencing as evidence in a case against an alleged serial killer. The ruling paves the way for a type ...

President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club was approved for up to 170 temporary foreign worker H-2B visas this fiscal year, the most in the past decade, records show. H-2B visas form part of the ...

CROWSNEST PASS — Searchers in southern Alberta are hoping a familiar song will draw a six-year-old boy out of the woods after he vanished from a campground Sunday. Adam Kennedy from Alberta Search and ...

Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia has started using the FBI’s Rap Back continuous background check program, a step district leaders expect will enhance current safety protocols. Virginia’s ...

Some crimes seemed impossible to solve—until genetic genealogy came into play. In Pictures: Catastrophic destruction at Russian air base unveiled 'I was really getting at him': Crockett grilled ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Two different crimes in two cities more than 1,600 apart, but DNA technology connected the dots and helped police make an arrest in a sexual assault investigation in New ...

Tim Hortons collaborating with Canadian Tire in a new loyalty partnership is just the latest example of companies establishing a program that advertising and consumer experts say is a way to “lock in” ...