Scientists in Bahrain are building the country’s first DNA reference library for sharks and rays using fish market samples, ...

Remember when Japan sent a spacecraft to an asteroid 180 million miles away to scoop some dirt off the surface? Six years on from its arrival to Earth, that sample has yielded some insights about what ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising secret about our DNA: it’s not a static blueprint, but a constantly shifting, folding ...

Scientists are finding ways to merge biology with electronics, unlocking new possibilities for data storage and computing.

Discover new clues about how our ancient relatives disappeared from time.

This new DNA works the same as regular DNA, and they've even created genes, RNA and proteins! What can we use this new DNA ...

Just in case this mythological robe wasn’t shrouded in enough mystery. Analysis has revealed DNA belonging to plants, animals ...

An analysis of samples taken from the Shroud of Turin, the cloth thought by some to have been wrapped around Jesus, reveals a ...

Stepping away from its billions-of-years-old role as a genetic blueprint, DNA is now embarking on a new journey as an active ...

DNA stores the instructions for life and, along with enzymes and other molecules, computes everything from hair color to risk of developing diseases. Harnessing that prowess and immense storage ...

More than 60 years after its discovery, scientists are still learning surprising ways DNA stores and translates instructions ...

DNA evidence is supposed to be the gold standard of criminal investigation. But what happens when that same technology sends ...