A rabbi reacted to the identification of his brother's remains, which were discovered in a field and then stored in the Lancaster County Forensic Center when investigators hit a roadblock.

Sgt. Meyers has been looking for potential leads to figure out where the unknown man is from. The death certificate says he ...

Lower Volga group therefore can be connected to all Indo-European-speaking populations and is the best candidate for the ...

Study results show that genetic sensitivity to stress was linked to a 49% higher risk of lung cancer in people of European ...

Scientists have pinpointed nearly 300 "hotspots" in the human genome that may increase the risk of bipolar disorder. In the largest study of its kind to date, an international research team conducted ...

Candidate genetic variants included in a genetic risk algorithm may not meet standards of reasonable clinical efficacy in identifying opioid use disorder risk, according to a study published in JAMA ...

Ancient-DNA analyses identify a Caucasus Lower Volga people as the ancient originators of Proto-Indo-European, the precursor ...

The criminal investigation tool is said to offer the potential to predict an individual's physical appearance based solely on ...

Kentucky officials have several identified homicide victims and suspects by matching their DNA to potential relatives.

Kentucky law enforcement agencies are increasingly using forensic genealogy to identify crime victims and suspects.

"Who was Judy Doe?" That question had haunted sheriff's investigators in Lake County, Fla., since a body was discovered there in 1984. The answer, officials announced on Jan. 29, was Rebecca Sue Hill, ...

The case of the young Hazleton girl whose 1964 strangulation murder was solved decades later through DNA and forensic genealogy will be featured on the popular true crime show “Cold Case ...