The Human Virome Program will analyse samples from thousands of volunteers in an effort to understand how viruses affect health

Passport Service does not routinely accept DNA evidence as proof of entitlement to Irish citizenship

Where we went, who we mixed with and how it provided us with the ability to survive deadly bacteria and viruses

Man's remains exhumed to allow DNA samples to be taken for comparison with missing persons databases

Three women explain how simple tests revealed secrets about their families’ pasts and changed their lives

Consumer testing can throw up surprises, positive and negative. It’s like toothpaste coming out of a tube: ‘You can’t put it back in’

More people now using new technology to discover origins and then claim an Irish passport

John Portmann (61) believes he is first to use modern technology to prove that he is entitled to an Irish passport

Use of next-generation sequencing technology for examining mitochondrial DNA material will represent a new departure for State laboratory

US intelligence agencies raise flags over WuXi and its links with Chinese government and national security

Emer McLysaght: I know I should care more about how I might be helping mega-companies to control and predict humans

Far-sighted Chinese giant claims 10.5% share of world home-appliance market

Government succeeds in forcing president to fire Laura Codruta Kovesi

Scandal-plagued ruling party PSD accuses ‘shadow state’ of persecuting officials

Defiant ruling party plans major rally and wants top prosecutor fired

Ancient Spanish and Belgian dental plaque shows meat-eater and vegetarian habits

Top prosecutor says her anti-corruption agency backed by huge street protests

Social Democrats tipped to win Sunday’s election despite tarnished reputation

Chief prosecutor’s resolute exposure of top-level graft lauded by neighbours and EU

It should be possible to improve our immunity against viruses and cancer