A mysterious new form of DNA was recently discovered in human cells. When you think of DNA, the double helix may immediately...
The human genome can now be sequenced in the palm of one’s hand, scientists say. Researchers in the United Kingdom have used...
Scientists are attempting to cook up man-made, custom-built DNA using yeast cultures. If they succeed, this means humans can now make life...
Having no skeletal remains doesn’t mean there’s no DNA evidence – at least, as far as ancient humans go. Researchers have found...
Genetic testing isn’t an exact science. In many cases, there is limited information when it comes to finding out how a specific gene...
A baby boy born to a Jordanian couple is the first to be born using a “three-parent” technique – DNA from three...
Forensic scientists are hard at work to take forensic toxicology — the science behind determining cause of death and other matters of...
DNA is the genetic code that differentiates people from animals, and from one another. In the past few decades, scientists have come...
In a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers documented the recent discovery of retroviruses embedded...
Europeans, according to research, come from a mixture of three ancestral populations – Middle Eastern farmers, indigenous hunters, and a population that...
For some of us, not eating that last donut or piece of cake can feel almost impossible, especially when we’re supposed to...
New genetic information may support the theory that humans settled in Beringa – a land bridge connecting Siberia to the Americas that...
Three scientists were awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday. The three scientists, hailing from the United States, Sweden, and...
A study published on Thursday has found that certain species of coral have DNA that allows them to adapt to climate change....
The making of modern Europe began roughly 5,000 years ago with the mass migration of people from what is now southern Russia...
MIT, Harvard, and UC Berkeley have all entered into a lawsuit which will pit the esteemed educational institutions against one another in...
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have linked autism in children to the father’s sperm, according to their latest study. In the study, researchers...
23andMe, the Google-backed personal genetics company, has announced plans to mine its massive DNA database for drug targets. On Thursday, 23andMe said...
Researchers at Duke University injected a mouse embryo with a DNA sequence called HARE5, a gene activity regulator, which has in turn...
A new study has found that penguins lack the genetic ability to taste bitterness, sweetness and the meaty or savory “umami” taste....