Authorities have been baffled by feet inside running shoes that keep turning up on beaches in B.C. One foot found in October is no longer a mystery - thanks to DNA.

On Sept. 2, 1987, 83-year-old Lillian Berube was brutally beaten when she confronted a burglar in her home. She died a few days later. DNA has helped police scoop up a B.C. man who is now charged with second degree murder.

An international group of scientists has decoded the DNA of the domestic pig, research that may one day prove useful in finding new treatments for both pigs and people.

As modern-day Australian koala bears face extinction from an AIDS-like retrovirus, scientists discover that retrovirus families and varieties have been operating among mammalian populations for 100 million years.

A 48-year-old unnamed man was arrested in connection with the 1986 murder of seven women, including six suspected prostitutes.

The National Enquirer, which broke the news about the affair John Edwards was having, now says a DNA test was done to confirm Edwards is the father of Rielle Hunter's baby.

Add a top gun DNA scientist, an oil giant and algae and wadda get? A new process from genome scientist J. Craig Venter, funded by ExxonMobile to

A study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology establishes a link between a virus and squamous cell carcinoma, a very common skin cancer. Could skin cancer be about more than ultraviolet light exposure?

Jeff Deskovic was wrongly convicted of a rape and murder that he did not commit. DNA evidence did not link to him, but rather to a convicted felon. Yet all seven of his appeals were turned down, including two in Sotomayor’s courtroom.

According to an Australian study, men who ejaculated daily for seven consecutive days had improved sperm quality by reducing the amount of DNA damage. Additionally, decreased semen volume and sperm concentrations, but improved sperm motility were seen.

Curators at the Science Museum in London, England, have picked ten of the most significant breakthroughs in history from the museum's collection and are asking you to vote for the most iconic of these inventions.

Finding bone marrow or stem cell donors is never easy. Because stem cells have to match similar DNA markers, or HLA antigens, it is the one time that race makes a huge difference in the donation process.

A recent study of bacterial communities on the skin will aid the understanding of certain skin conditions and speed efforts to understand the complex genetic and environmental factors involved in diseases such as eczema, psoriasis, and acne.

A team from Manchester University have been able to synthesise two of the four building blocks of Ribo-Nucleic Acid (RNA), the self-replicating molecule that is widely believed to be the original molecule of life.

A team of Danish scientists have built a miniscule box, complete with solid six faces and a hinged lid, using DNA—the genetic material that is present in every cellular nucleus.

Scientists analysed the genetic variation of more than 3,000 Africans from different peoples and found that the San people of southern Africa, who have lived as hunter-gatherers for thousands of years, were among the most genetically diverse group.

The Los Angeles police department using DNA evidence has tied a 72-year old man to two waves of serial killing. Police suspect John Thomas of killing two women and maybe 30 more over a period of 50 years.

An international consortium of scientists sequenced and analysed the bovine genome, their work could result in more sustainable food production.

Why are some European Jews prone to so many deadly genetic diseases? That question always puzzled Gregory Cochran. It wasn't logical, thought the self-taught genetics scholar. But the answer could be intelligence.

John Hopkins experts think they may have narrowed metastatic cancer down to one singe cell. Studying the autopsies of 33 men who died from prostate cancer the experts were able to pinpoint the single cell that has genetic defects.