The case against Long Island’s suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer has emerged as a potentially precedent-setting battleground in the use of advanced DNA techniques in criminal cases ...

A private DNA ancestry database that’s been used by police to catch criminals is a security risk from which a nation-state could steal DNA data on a million Americans, according to security ...

After 23andMe announced that it’s headed to bankruptcy court, it’s unclear what happens to the mass of sensitive genetic data that it holds.

DNA databases can be used to identify a large portion of the U.S. population, even if they have not submitted any samples for genetic testing, a study funds.

Privately run genealogy databases have become a crucial tool for police investigators. Now a nonprofit is collecting data to help crack more cold cases.

How a DNA database's new policy is changing police access and could hinder solving cold cases GEDmatch's new "opt-in" policy went into effect on Sunday.

Police departments throughout the country have increasingly relied on DNA databases, and the New York City Police Department has been no exception. New York City’s database has grown nearly 29% over ...

Barnes’ skeletal remains were found hidden in the roadside scrub near Long Island's Gilgo Beach in the winter of 2010, there ...