Genetic testing has had a shift in the past ten years, as it has left medical laboratories and entered living rooms. Professional research facilities that once cost hundreds of dollars are now found ...

Though you have to take the ancestry portion of an at-home pet DNA test kit with a grain of salt, these tests can be helpful for practical things like figuring out blood type, oral health, and the ...

Feral cats have long been suspects in killing native species reintroduced into Australian conservation areas. DNA testing of the carcasses puts felines firmly in the frame. Conservation scientists ...

How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats likely carried the pets with them along the Silk Road 1,400 years ago. When you ...