Project aims to map DNA of 1,000 people
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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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The genealogy site is pairing with a DNA research firm.  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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Officials are calling on family members of persons missing since the terrorist attacks in Egypt to give DNA samples which will be cross matched against tissue samples from the bodies as identification efforts continue.
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The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion project to build the world's largest computer database of biometrics to give the government more ways to identify people at home and abroad, the Washington Post reported on Friday.
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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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Science & environment: An ambitious project to create the most detailed picture of human genetic variation yet has been launched by British and American scientists
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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.
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Blog: Ancestry.com announced plans Monday to add DNA digging to its mix of ancestral sleuthing tools.
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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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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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Â· Britons assist in analysis of mobile phone dataÂ· Portuguese newspaper tells of new DNA evidence
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Geneticists who have tested DNA throughout the British Isles are struck by the overall genetic similarities.
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23andMe has been much talked about. Here's what that little start-up is going to be doing.
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HUMANS may have as few as 20,000 genes, just a fraction of previous estimates, an international consortium of scientists say in a report to be released on Thursday.
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The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion  project to build the world's largest computer database of  biometrics to give the U.S. government more ways to identify  people at home and abroad, the Washington Post reported on  Friday.
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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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By Castelluccio, Michael  THE MAPPING OF THE HUMAN GENOME was supposed to take 15 years, but it was completed early in 2003 after 13 years of combined effort by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health.