The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ruled that compelling an individual to undergo a DNA test is a clear violation of ...

DNA is known to keep its form for centuries, and the researchers found that their tape could store data for more than 345 years at room temperature, or about 20,000 years at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 ...

Study reveals 20 DNA markers in fast-twitch muscle that predict age within 4 years and explain why sprinting declines before ...

Trump established the FEMA council by executive order in January, around the same time that he pitched it would be better to ...

Life's instructions are written in DNA, but it is the enzyme RNA polymerase II (Pol II) that reads the script, transcribing RNA in eukaryotic cells and eventually giving rise to proteins. Scientists ...

With a new study in the journal Cell, researchers at Stanford University and Stockholm University have contributed to increased knowledge about gene regulation in human cells.

The genealogy site’s clarification of its terms and conditions has barred those working on unsolved crimes from access to the ...

Fluorogenic DNA aptamers produce light only in the correct structural state, enabling programmable molecular logic, ...

Having had hours to reflect, the Shacknews staff has come in with our favorite announcements from Geoff Keighley's award show ...

Mitochondria are often described as the cell’s power plants, but a wave of new research suggests their genetic material may ...

In a quiet lab at Utrecht University, researchers have built a tool that lets you watch one of life’s most serious crises ...

Tiny repeated stretches of DNA in your genome may quietly shape how your body works, how your brain develops and how you ...