Cracking open space rocks, astrobiologists have discovered amino acids, compounds similar to sugars and fatty acids, and nucleobases found in RNA and DNA ... kind of larger structure, is just ...

Most cells in the human body each contain about six feet of DNA. Yet the nucleus, where DNA is coiled, is no larger than a ...

Scientists at the University of California, Riverside, have discovered how adult stem cells retain their regenerative power.

Just like the government uses an Aadhaar number to uniquely identify an individual for social security purposes, a person’s DNA fingerprint can be used for biological purposes. This is why DNA ...

A study links the loss of DNA methylation across the genome—as is common in cancer—to the disruption of the 3-D compartments that organize the genome and to the timing of DNA replication. Cell lines ...

This study reveals how SV40 helicase unwinds DNA, highlighting ATP hydrolysis's role in translocation and offering insights into viral replication mechanisms.

Almost six decades after a woman’s body was found on a cliff in northern California, DNA testing has solved the mystery of her identity. Dorothy Jean Williams’s body was discovered on 18 ...

Geoff Bennett: The genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy. And its potential sale has raised alarms about what could happen to the DNA data of its millions of users. 23andMe was ...

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have discovered answers that offer detail to explain two distinct DNA repair pathways that have long been debated.

Presented below is a sequence of events outlining the journey of the San Francisco-based firm, once considered a pioneer in the DNA-testing space: Sign up here. 2006: Anne Wojcicki, Linda Avey and ...