NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Shares of DeCode Genetics rose nearly 25 percent Tuesday after the company said it expanded a genetic research partnership with Switzerland's Roche AG. Financial terms weren't ...

Researchers at the Icelandic biotechnology company DeCode Genetics Incorporated said they found a gene that can double the risk of type 2 diabetes, a disease that affects at least 171 million people ...

Long after his death, Hans Jonathan is something of a celebrity in Iceland, where he is thought to have been the first black person. But in Denmark, his extraordinary story is widely ignored. By ...

LONDON, April 15 (Reuters) - The world's first genetic test to assess the risk of individuals developing type 2 diabetes has been launched by Iceland's Decode Genetics Inc. . The biotech company, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iceland's Decode Genetics Inc, a pioneer in genetic research, has filed for bankruptcy protection, weighed down by debts after 13 years of failing to make a profit. Shares in ...

Archaeologists in Norway have confirmed that an ancient set of human remains known as the Well Man were intended to make the locals unwell. By Franz Lidz Long after his death, Hans Jonathan is ...