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ICE ramps up DNA testing for migrant families along border

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun using DNA testing at seven locations along the southern border to identify individuals who pose as families, the agency said Monday.

LA police officer accused of 2 rapes in past 4 years

A Los Angeles police officer has been arrested on suspicion of committing two rapes over the past four years -- the oldest of which was linked to him through DNA records while he was being investigated in the other case, prosecutors say.

Scientists have found anorexia linked to metabolism

The way we treat anorexia may be changing, thanks to a new study linking the illness to metabolism.

Lifestyle can lower dementia risk, study says

A good diet and ample exercise don't just help your waistline. Healthy lifestyle factors may also help lower your risk of dementia, even if you have a higher genetic risk, according to a study published Sunday in the medical journal JAMA.

IVF mix-up: Mother gives birth to other couples' babies

A couple from New York is suing a fertility clinic after a woman gave birth to other couples' babies because of an IVF mixup, according to a federal lawsuit filed in US District Court.

DNA kept for decades leads to arrest

For more than two decades, all California authorities knew about the man behind three violent sex crimes was his DNA profile.

Ancient DNA reveals Biblical-era Philistines were European

The Philistines were related to Europeans, according to DNA evidence in a study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances.

Study: Morning people may have a lower risk of breast cancer

Sleep traits could be a risk factor for breast cancer, new research suggests. Women who said they preferred to get out of bed early were found to have a lower risk of breast cancer than those who stay up late.

Amateur sleuth helped confirm identities of New Hampshire murder victims

Rebekah Heath is a research librarian by day, amateur detective by night.

Chinese scientists use CRISPR tool on HIV patient for the first time

CRISPR gene-edited babies may be at increased risk of early death

Our genomes contain two copies of the CCR5 gene. It is known that people who carry two defective copies of this gene are highly resistant to HIV. But this double mutation of the CCR5 gene, which a Chinese scientist intentionally edited into human embryos last year, is also associated with a 21% increased risk of dying early, a new study showed.

Former Belgian king submits DNA sample in paternity case

The former king of Belgium, Albert II, has submitted a DNA sample in an ongoing paternity suit from a woman who claims to be his daughter.

The DNA diet: How knowing your genes can help you fit into your jeans

"One man's food is another man's poison." - Lucretius (99-55 B.C.)

Gene therapy gets FDA approval -- and a $2M price tag

The US Food and Drug Administration approved a treatment Friday for a genetic disease called spinal muscular atrophy that causes infants' muscles to waste away, potentially killing them before age 2.

Administration considers next steps in DNA testing on the border

The Department of Homeland Security is considering next steps in DNA testing on the southern border, following a pilot program that concluded last week.

Genome scientist and wife's lives drastically changed by son's illness

Multiple times a day, every day, Ron Davis sits with his head bowed, waiting outside his son's bedroom for a subtle signal that it's all right to come in.

Genetically modified virus saves teen's life

Isabelle Carnell-Holdaway, 17, has faced not one but two unrelenting threats to her life. Diagnosed at 11 months of age with cystic fibrosis, the progressive genetic disease that causes lung infections and breathing impairment, Isabelle has also combated an on-again, off-again infection caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria since age 8.