For nearly five decades, investigators tried to identify a teenage girl whose remains were found in a Kern County vineyard in ...

DNA changes in certain blood cancers may signal progression to acute myeloid leukemia or myelofibrosis years before routine ...

Researchers used a new method to investigate past interbreeding with Homo sapiens that doesn't require ancient DNA. The ...

This breakthrough transforms the building of synthetic DNA from a chemical process to an electrical one. Here’s what you’ll ...

Researchers have discovered that a gene linked to congenital heart disease acts like an architect for the heart cell’s DNA.

(Alones Creative/iStock/Getty Images) One of the most iconic visual representations in biological science is the double helix ...

Descent passed from mother to daughter rather than from father to son, a study of more than 500 Iron Age individuals from ...

Inspired by long-lived animals — and human centenarians — researchers are hunting for ways to enhance DNA repair and extend ...

The two girls, who grew up in different adoptive families in the Netherlands 100 miles apart, discovered they were sisters through a DNA test.

Transporting molecules across biological membranes is essential for life. In nature, this can occur through passive transport, known as diffusion. "Biological systems often use mechanical motion to ...

Britain is considering tighter AI and synthetic DNA safeguards to reduce biological threats. Image: National Cancer Institute/Unsplash The UK is considering tighter synthetic DNA screening and AI ...