Tributes touch DNA pioneer's family
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The family of DNA pioneer Professor Maurice Wilkins has been touched by floods of tributes from around the world.
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Two services launching just a week apart tap a growing interest in DNA testing to help people find their ancestors and learn more about their lives.
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Some relatives of people who died with Dr. Jack Kevorkian's help say his release from prison stirs up grief over the deaths of their loved ones. Others are grateful for the services the retired pathologist offered to family members.
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Two services launching just a week apart tap a growing interest in DNA testing to help people find their ancestors and learn more about their lives
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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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STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- American Roger D. Kornberg, whose father won a Nobel Prize a half-century ago, was awarded the prize in chemistry Wednesday for his studies of how cells take information from genes to produce proteins.
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Maurice Wilkins, the third man in the discovery of the structure of DNA, died Tuesday in London. He was 88. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1962 along
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As genealogical societies and Web sites proliferate and DNA testing becomes more widely available, researching family roots has become a passion for many Americans.
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The scientist who discovered genetic &quot;fingerprinting&quot; 20 years ago said yesterday that he has some worries about the use of the technology.
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A rapid technique for isolating DNA in hair provides a new route to study the genetics of extinct creatures.
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The family of a French woman who police think might have been slain by a serial hammer killer have paid tribute to an &quot;angel&quot; who found happiness during her time in London.
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Scientists have for the first time determined the order of virtually every letter of DNA code in an individual, offering an unprecedented readout of the separate genetic contributions made by that person's mother and father.
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A study of a closely knit family with several members suffering from a rare illness is providing what researchers say may be important clues to the cause
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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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Spurred by technological strides like DNA matching, some families hope to find the remains of World War II soldiers.
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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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Nobel laureate Maurice Wilkins, a British scientist who played a key role in the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA, died on Tuesday, his university said on Wednesday.