We wanted to see if Ancestry can actually reveal a person’s family history and what records were available in its database, so we put it to the test.

Shakespeare’s entire catalog of sonnets and eight of his tragedies, all of Wikipedia’s English-language pages, and one of the first movies ever made: scientists have been able to fit the contents of all these works in a space smaller than a tiny test tube.

Genetic information company 23andMe has said that it is headed to bankruptcy court, raising questions for what happens to the DNA shared by millions of people with the company via saliva test kits. Sunday’s announcement clears the way for a new company ...

Engineered DNA can store massive amounts of data while also encrypting it, opening the door to ultra-secure, long-term digital storage.

A U.S. bankruptcy judge ruled that bankrupt DNA-testing company 23andMe has the right to sell its customers’ DNA data to potential bidders. But 23andMe has no such right. In fact, it would be unconstitutional for 23andMe to sell its customers’ DNA data.

Since the dawn of the computer age, researchers have wrestled with two persistent challenges: how to store ever-increasing reams of data and how to protect that information from unintended access. Now,

As investigators find leads and track down persons of interest or suspects in the Nancy Guthrie case, experts said cell data will be used to corroborate other important pieces of evidence.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos surprised followers of the Nancy Guthrie case when he cleared her children and their spouses as suspects on Feb. 16.