Project Aims to Map DNA of 1,000 People
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WASHINGTON -- Any two people may be roughly 99 percent identical at the genetic level. But the small differences are what tantalize scientists, and now they plan to map the DNA of 1,000 people worldwide to examine human genetic variation.
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DAVOS, Switzerland  - A private firm funded by Google Inc launched its Web-based DNA test in Europe on Tuesday, hoping to build on a successful start in the United States, where the $999 service went on sale in November.
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Researchers get a new tool to determine protein structures.
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Single-stranded DNA can be used to identify explosives and other airborne compounds.
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If it works as promised, DNA bar coding will assist in the urgent task of cataloging unknown species before their ranks are decimated by extinction.
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Researchers have found for the first time a change in DNA that could put someone at a higher risk for high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
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A judge calls for the entire population of the UK and all visitors to be placed on the national DNA database.
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WASHINGTON - For less than $200 and a cheek-swiped cotton swab, amateur historians will soon be able to add DNA results to family tree Web sites.
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DNA is aiding fossil hunters in the search for human origins by approaching the search for human origins from a different angle.
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An international team of scientists unveiled on Wednesday a new human genetic map, or "book of life," that fills in missing pages and chapters to explain how genes are involved in common diseases.
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Alzheimer disease experts at Cardiff University lead a study involving the analysis of 14,000 DNA.
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Researchers believe they may be able to use DNA to help uncover the fate of the Lost Colony, which vanished a few years after more than 100 people settled on Roanoke Island in 1587.
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A DNA survey aims to identify descendants of Britons who settled in Russia hundreds of years ago.
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People are less alike than scientists had thought when it comes to the billions of building blocks that make up each individual's DNA, according to a new analysis.
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CLARKSBURG, W. Va. -- The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion effort to build the world's largest computer database of peoples' physical characteristics, a project that would give the government unprecedented abilities to identify individuals in the United States and abroad.
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Blog: Mapping software for modeling the path of infectious diseases made available as open-source.
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A team of international scientists launched an ambitious project on Thursday to genetically identify, or provide a barcode for, every plant and animal species on the planet.