Our ancient past isn't always buried history. When it comes to our DNA, nearly 9% of the human genome is made up of leftover ...

Researchers in McGill's Department of Physics have developed a new device that can trap and study DNA molecules without touching or damaging them. The device, which uses carefully tuned electric ...

Researchers developed an experimental method to convert skin cells into eggs, potentially allowing older women and same-sex ...

An innovative use of skin cells could provide a route for gay couples or women with fertility problems to have children they ...

When a key protein regulator dials down DNA repair mechanisms, our cells accumulate more mutations, which may cause us to age ...

DNA computers can use biological material to perform mathematical functions and store information, but their power sources have been fragile. Researchers now say they’ve developed a reliable source: ...

A jury is weighing the fate of Worcester man Joshua Hubert, who stands accused of rape despite no DNA evidence linking him to the crime — only that of the victim’s father. “You will hear that despite ...

Almost 30 years after six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey was found dead in her Colorado home, her family believes new DNA technology may finally give them the answers they’ve been searching for. A new Fox ...

AURORA, Colo. — Dozens of items in the nearly 30-year-old unsolved JonBenét Ramsey case are being tested for DNA at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation in a renewed effort by Boulder police to find ...

Pharmacogenomic testing can tell how a drug is likely to work in a certain person. But is it ready for rolling out to the ...