Studying samples from the Bennu asteroid, researchers have found sugars essential for biology, stardust and ... something ...

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

That same DNA testing confirmed Jackson was the mother of a two-year-old girl whose remains were discovered in 2011 near ...

High-resolution imaging has revealed the internal layout of chromatin condensates, showing how DNA fibers fold and interact ...

We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints ...

A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA.

Brian Walshe murder trial continues as prosecutors present evidence he killed wife Ana after learning of affair. Her DNA was ...

Proteins are essential biological molecules that perform a vast array of functions crucial for life, from catalyzing biochemical reactions and transporting molecules to providing structural support ...

Life's instructions are written in DNA, but it is the enzyme RNA polymerase II (Pol II) that reads the script, transcribing ...

New studies of canine genetics shed light on the diversity of dogs and our longstanding, still-evolving relationship to them.

When scientists sequenced the first Neanderthal genomes, they did not just resurrect a lost branch of the human family tree, ...

Jurors were shown surveillance video of Brian Walshe's movements and purchases made after the disappearance of his wife, whom he is accused of killing and dismembering.