Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by ...

France’s trove of DNA profiles has helped solve high-profile crimes and was used to find some of the Louvre suspects, and it is growing. The police can also access other countries’ databases.

MOSCOW, Idaho - A new batch up investigation documents just released in the University of Idaho murder case reveals for the first time the actual knife sheath that linked Bryan ...

Dr. Steven Henikoff, a molecular biologist at Fred Hutch Cancer Center, has won the prestigious Rosenstiel Award for ...

New Research Shows That “Useless” DNA May Actually Play An Important Role TwistedSifter why people often wake up around 3 AM ...

Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of ...

DNA, often called the blueprint of life, is built from four chemical building blocks known as deoxy-nucleoside triphosphates ...

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...

Rising use “is not a signal of satisfaction,” an author of a new report says. Rather, heavy users of the apps are under “financial strain.” By Ann Carrns Pay-advance apps are marketed as a way to help ...

_Tyrannosaurus rex_ was a relentless predator who lived during the Cretaceous Period more than 65 million years ago. Roger Harris/Science Photo Library via Getty Images DNA – which stands for ...

For years, Customs and Border Protection agents have been quietly harvesting DNA from American citizens, including minors, and funneling the samples into an FBI crime database, government data shows.

Scientists in Tokyo have uncovered “Inocles,” massive strands of extrachromosomal DNA hidden inside bacteria in human mouths. These giants, overlooked by traditional sequencing, could explain how oral ...