The judge presiding over the trial warned observers to "leave now" if they could not stomach watching or listening to the ...

It was an emotional day of testimony Wednesday for the death penalty trial of Tanner Horner. The mother of 7-year-old Athena ...

Athena Strand’s father broke down in tears as he faced his daughter’s killer in court — and said he hopes the jury makes the ...

This haunting CCTV image shows a seven-year-old girl being driven to her death by a FedEx driver who abducted her while ...

CRISPR is a powerful DNA-editing tool that has underpinned huge advancements in human health care in the last decade. It is a precision tool, but is not perfect, and misplaced DNA edits can compromise ...

CRISPR functions as a programmable genetic memory system derived from bacterial immune defenses against viral infections. Guide RNA allows for rapid multiplexed targeting compared to older ...

An identical twin commits a crime and leaves their DNA at the scene. Can DNA testing reveal which twin is the culprit? This question reportedly came up in a case in France last month, in which the DNA ...

A man who was an escaped fugitive at the time of a 7-year-old Kentucky girl's abduction has been charged in her killing 30 years later, according to authorities. Morgan Jade Violi was abducted while ...

Jonathan Vigliotti is a CBS News correspondent based in Los Angeles. Vigliotti's reporting has taken him to more than three dozen countries and territories across six continents. Senior producer, CBS ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new molecule which carries DNA into biological cells, to treat or vaccinate against illnesses. Many existing options rely on molecules ...

Although DNA evidence collected in the Nancy Guthrie investigation has yet to yield matches, law enforcement is still bracing for results that could expose cracks in the southern Arizona case ...

According to the RNA world hypothesis, life began when RNA molecules evolved the ability to make more copies of themselves. Now we have discovered an RNA molecule that is almost capable of this – it ...