NEWBERRY, Mich. — It was the middle of Jenna Gerwatowski's workday at the local flower shop in Newberry, Michigan, when she got a call from an unknown number. The now 23-year-old doesn't usually ...

A dog owner from Asbury Park, New Jersey, believed they had adopted a golden retriever—only to be surprised by the results of a DNA test. "We were sure he was part golden retriever, but we saw photos ...

In 1969, when my mom was an infant, her mother, Amanda, disappeared one day and was never heard from again. “I spent my entire childhood wondering what happened to her,” my mom, Zoyda, explained to me ...

Scientists have developed and validated a DNA test kit to help detect the critically endangered Yangtze softshell turtle, a species on the very cusp of extinction. The environmental DNA, or eDNA, kit ...

DEAR ABBY: I had my DNA analyzed and subsequently received a message from a young woman (a stranger) on the site. Her DNA matches at the level of a niece. Her message said she did not know her father, ...

An ultrasound and a DNA test on a female soldier after she fainted in formation led to the conviction of another soldier for sexual assault two years after they served together in Poland, according to ...

Roughly one out of three women ages 14-49 in the United States develop a vaginal bacterial imbalance known as bacterial vaginosis (BV) during their lifetime. BV is characterized by unpleasant odors, ...