Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make ...

In an unprecedented leap in scientific discovery, a new lifeform has been constructed using a mere 57 genetic instructions.

Researchers have reconstructed transcription in human mitochondria in unprecedented detail, revealing potential drug targets ...

Sweetpotato, a critical food crop for millions, has finally had its genetic code fully decoded after decades of mystery.

Researchers believe that's partly down to the spider's 'dark DNA' - a mysterious part of the animal's genetic code, and they ...

Genome sequencing is the process of reading an organism's entire genetic code. In humans, that's about 3 billion chemical ... But applying it to ancient remains came much later and has been far more ...

At the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, scientists created a new way to tell someone’s age using just a bit of DNA. This ...

Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), small pieces of DNA released from dying tumor cells into the bloodstream, can be easily and non-invasively identified and ex | Cancer ...

At the heart of the case against the man accused of the Gilgo Beach killings is DNA evidence — but the novel way that ...

The decision is an important win for prosecutors and a blow for the defense team that challenged the validity of this type of technology that specializes in extracting nuclear DNA from damaged or ...

It’s not just the dazzling colours and slick moves of Australia’s dancing spiders that make them special.There are more than ...