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DNA Testing for All?

By incorporating genetic testing into primary care, it might be possible not only to detect diseases and treat them early, but to fend them off altogether.

Arlene Weintraub Aug. 20, 2019

DHS to Pilot Migrant DNA Testing

The effort is an attempt to identify migrants falsely posing as family members.

Claire Hansen May 1, 2019

DNA Evidence Backlog Soars

Police are submitting more DNA requests than ever, creating backlogs that can last five months or longer.

Alan Neuhauser March 22, 2019

Genealogy Firm Will Let Users Bypass FBI

FamilyTreeDNA drew heat from privacy advocates after it was revealed that the company let the FBI access its database.

Claire Hansen March 13, 2019

Best DNA Testing Kits

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Brad Berman Jan. 7, 2019

Power of Preimplantation Genetic Testing

PGT is only possible when you're electing to have a baby using in vitro fertilization.

Sinem Karipcin M.D. Jan. 3, 2019

Could CRISPR Cure Cancer?

CRISPR technologies are working their way into the clinic, but cure could still be a long way off.

Elaine K. Howley Sept. 12, 2018

Decoding Your DNA

You won't get the full picture, and not all of the claims are steeped in science.

Katherine Hobson Sept. 6, 2018

Group Uses New Technology to Track Salamanders

Researchers use environmental DNA, or "eDNA" to help track salamanders in Ohio.

Associated Press Aug. 27, 2018

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