The Illinois Family Roots Pilot Program, launched in June, is a $500,000 state-funded initiative that sponsors free DNA tests ...

Black Americans in Illinois can submit a DNA sample to a university-based project trying to find their ancestral homes, ...

Many Black people in the U.S. cannot trace their ancestry because earlier generations of their family were enslaved. But an ...

Illinois has launched a statewide initiative aimed at helping African Americans reco nnect their ancestral ties to Africa.

Skull found in wall of Illinois home belonged to teen who died over 150 years ago: investigators By Natalie O'Neill Published Oct. 25, 2024, 9:40 a.m. ET ...

DNA NanoGripper is designed to grab, isolate viruses CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (CBS) -- A tiny hand crafted from DNA in a lab in Illinois may be able to help researchers get a hold of viruses and isolate them.

Rapid DNA now being used at Illinois State Police crime lab to reduce backlog ABC7 I-Team Exclusive By Jason Knowles and Ann Pistone, via Tuesday, March 3, 2020 ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man whose body was found in the Mississippi River south of St. Louis in 1994 has finally been identified after authorities exhumed his remains to collect new DNA samples.