New 'cassette tape' made of DNA has the capacity to store 36 petabytes of data, which could change the future of digital ...

They built a cassette tape of DNA big enough to store every song ever recorded. In traditional DNA storage, all the data is mixed together. That’s why it’s so hard to retrieve it. To read one piece of ...

Caption main figure: The rigid base-pair model is forced, using 28 constraints (indicated by red spheres), into a lefthanded superhelical path that mimics the DNA conformation in the nucleosome.

Customers submit DNA samples to 23andMe to find where their family came from, who they're related to, and what illnesses they're susceptible to because of genetics. That information may be for sale on ...

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 ...

Michael Usry Sr. donated DNA to a genealogical research study backed by the Mormon Church, which led to his son, Michael Jr. (in photo), being falsely suspected in an Idaho Falls murder and rape case.

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have shown that DNA inflexibility, or rigidity, inside the ...

People who want to know more about your heritage or their health often submit DNA for tests, but there are some things they need to know to protect themselves. DNA tests for track family roots have ...

A full DNA computer is a step closer, thanks to a new technology that could store petabytes of data in DNA for thousands or even millions of years. The system can also process data, as demonstrated by ...

The bankruptcy of 23andMe is raising concerns about the future of its DNA information. Once a pioneer in the genetic testing industry, the company faced backlash after hackers leaked user data in 2023 ...

After reports of a massive user data hack began circulating online, the consumer DNA sequencing company 23andMe has acknowledged a breach that’s seemingly led to its customers’ genetic info ...