The herpesvirus can manipulate our DNA with far more precision than previously thought. The virus condenses and changes the shape of our genetic material to hijack the host genes needed for ...

Here’s the genome of my son.’ And that’s where we paused,” said de Pape. “Because your DNA, we say, is the blueprint to who you are. In your lifetime you will have one highly identifiable piece of ...

The first-of-its-kind synthetic human DNA is in the making by UK scientists. On June 26, the Wellcome Trust, the world’s largest medical charity, committed an initial £10 million to the Synthetic ...

A man whose remains were found in Tarrant County in 1987 has been identified using DNA technology more than 37 years after ...

A new breakdown of earthworm DNA could help us better understand how evolution works, and it could prove Darwin completely ...

Armed with cutting-edge ancient-DNA sleuthing, scientists have pieced together remarkably well-preserved genomes that challenge the idea of leprosy as purely a colonial import and hint that the ...

Ruben Gutierrez is challenging the constitutionality of a state law that restricts death row inmates from seeking tests that ...

Remote-controlled microflow using light-controlled state transitions within DNA condensates has been reported by scientists ...

For nearly 15 years, a man on death row in Texas has sought DNA testing to try and prove he did not kill an 85-year-old woman ...