Roger Neil Schmidt pleaded guilty to a murder he committed 41 years ago, bringing an end to a decades-long case. He was ...

A man suspected of sexually assaulting children from 2000 to 2003 has been arrested after authorities used cutting-edge “genetic genealogy” technology to tie him to the crimes, the Lawrence Police ...

New math model controls biological noise at single-cell level, offering a path to tackle cancer relapse and drug resistance.

Moss quietly collects DNA from animals, plants, and microbes, offering a simple way to track biodiversity without harming ...

DNA extracted from mosquito blood meals revealed traces of 86 vertebrate species, helping scientists track entire ecosystems.

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.

Sometimes plunging in headfirst and barehanded is the most efficient way to nab the lizard, says Mike Kimmel, who goes by ...

AI maps fleeting DNA quadruplexes, revealing paired structures that control genes in healthy cells and cancer.

DNA analysis reveals the unique genetic story of the Piceni people, a mysterious civilization that thrived in Italy before ...

Genome editing enables scientists to alter the DNA sequence of cells. This technology has great potential for research and therapeutic applications. One challenge, however, is that editing often works ...

Your next favorite true crime podcast might have some new forensics jargon to make sense of. Researchers in Australia have developed a new way to identify humans – similar to how we do with DNA and ...