The cost of the machine alone is a breakthrough because it opens up the doors of DNA sequencing. "A genome sequence for $1,000 was a pipe-dream, just a few years ago," said Gibbs in a written ...

With the advent of private DNA testing, the ever-growing popularity of discovering who you are and where you came from has become a simple and accurate endeavor. However grandiose your expectations… ...

Readers share their experiences with DNA ancestry tests. Your letters and comments on the June 23, 2018 issue of Science News. ... Science News was founded in 1921 as an independent, ...

News Release 11-Feb-2010 ... versatile DNA reader that can discriminate between DNA's four core chemical components⎯the key to unlocking the vital code behind human heredity and health.

They conceived of a two-part miniseries that would bring these new understandings to readers and viewers in an approachable way, first explaining how the picture of our ancestors’ world is changing ...

Just 1.5 to 7 percent of human DNA is unique to modern humans, Tina Hesman Saey reported in “Most human DNA is not unique to us” (SN: 8/14/21, p. 7).

Ruben Gutierrez is challenging the constitutionality of a state law that restricts death row inmates from seeking tests that he says will prove he’s not a murderer.

For this piece on DNA test stories, Kelly Bryant tapped her knowledge as a longtime journalist who often covers news, entertainment and interesting facts for Reader’s Digest.

Times-Union readers want to know: Is it true that a study found that some hot dog brands contained human DNA? Hot dogs haven't received much love lately. One study found that wieners, bacon and o… ...

Readers of the press release would have no idea whether a 7 percent change was even significant; ... By Friday morning, most of the news stories about Scott Kelly’s DNA had been updated, ...