For decades, biology textbooks taught that DNA’s story could be told with a single image: two elegant strands twisting in a ...

Analysis of hundreds of single-cell genomes from Yellowstone National Park shows bacterial species are less cohesive than previously thought.

A new CRISPR approach can control genes without cutting DNA, opening a safer path for treating genetic diseases. A newly ...

This research team at the LSU AgCenter is racing against extreme weather disasters to advance genetic storage technology and ...

Even as humpbacks rebound in number, their genomes reveal a loss of genetic diversity and a buildup of harmful mutations left ...

Although wolf-canine interbreeding has been considered extremely rare, the latest research shows that many present-day ...

An international team of researchers has uncovered a genetic secret within barley seeds that could help protect the global food supply from the unpredictable effects of climate change. The study, ...

Take a look back at the genetics stories that resonated most with readers this year. M uch of what shapes people’s lives ...

But some Neanderthal DNA helped modern humans survive and reproduce, and thus it has lingered in our genomes. Nowadays, ...

Donald Trump's administration is turning immigration screening into the backbone of a DNA surveillance system that reaches ...

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

Researchers have identified elusive DNA switches in brain support cells that influence genes tied to Alzheimer’s disease. When people think about DNA, they often picture genes that determine our ...