New York (CNN) — At the heart of the case against the man accused of the Gilgo Beach killings is DNA evidence — but the novel way that evidence was tested may now determine whether prosecutors can use ...

The best home DNA kits can provide a window into our ancestry, genetic traits, and overall health. They can trace family ...

A judge in the Gilgo Beach murders case ruled Wednesday that cutting-edge advanced DNA testing can be used in Rex Heuermann's upcoming trial on Long Island. It marks the first time such evidence could ...

A New York judge has ruled that critical DNA evidence will be allowed to be used at the upcoming trial of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann. Heuermann’s defense team challenged the ...

When cells proliferate, genomic DNA is precisely duplicated once per cell cycle. Abnormalities in this DNA replication process can cause alterations in genomic DNA, promoting cellular ageing, cancer, ...