Using the wrong DNA reference genome can lead scientists to false conclusions about wildlife health and survival.

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows. This means that ...

For years, Customs and Border Protection agents have been quietly harvesting DNA from American citizens, including minors, ...

DNA holds our genetic blueprints, but its cousin, RNA, conducts our daily lives I n 1957, just four years after Francis Crick ...

Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in ...

GEDmatch's new "opt-in" policy went into effect on Sunday. A change to GEDmatch, a third-party genealogy site that's helped crack cold cases through user's DNA, may hinder law enforcement's ability to ...

The team analyzed DNA from about 100 trees per species, searching for genetic clues about the history and future of each species.

Fathers may carry traces of their childhood trauma in their sperm cells, a new study finds. The new research, published Jan. 3 in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, looked at the "epigenetics" of the ...

Research in C. elegans shows that longevity-related changes in lysosomes can be passed from parents to offspring ...

Researchers from the University of Birmingham's Bladder Cancer Research Center have used a new method to detect chemical ...