This statement might sound like a line from a sci-fi movie, but what if life on Earth didn’t start here at all? For decades, ...

A startling discovery has reignited one of science’s oldest questions: where did life truly begin? Researchers analyzing a ...

A rapid DNA test found a 99.9% match to DNA samples collected from Scott's parents, meaning that the remains found on ...

We now have only the second high-quality genome from an ancient Denisovan human, which reveals there were more populations of ...

Scientists discover a byproduct of sucralose that can damage DNA, raising new questions about the safety of artificial ...

Boston researchers sequenced a full human genome in record time, under four hours. The advance could speed life-saving diagnoses for newborns in intensive care. Boston Children’s Hospital, in ...

A deeper understanding of how DNA changes over generations helps scientists learn why people differ and how diseases develop. Until recently, many fast-changing parts of the human genome remained ...

The DNA “cassettes” were designed to mimic native human antibodies in sequence and assembly upon delivery. The two antibodies ...

Scientists used DNA testing on 1,200-year-old feces to detect E. coli, pinworms, and Giardia in ancient Mexico, and found ...

Do you really want to know what's in a hot dog? If the answer is no, you should stop reading now. Clear Food, a company that genetically tests food products, decided to investigate. It used genomic ...

A newly discovered protein from Earth's toughest animal is inspiring breakthrough therapies for cancer and cardiovascular ...