His method of locating genes in human DNA allowed researchers to find disease-causing genes, and later to map the entire, ...

Wildlife populations that become small and isolated, often due to habitat loss, inevitably experience inbreeding which can ...

Researchers at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) have developed a ...

In a French criminal trial, conventional DNA analysis couldn’t distinguish between twin brothers, but emerging scientific ...

Discover how CRISPR genome editing is revolutionizing medicine. Learn the science of Cas9, current clinical trials, and the future of gene editing.

When a virus infects a bacterial cell, the viral genome is the first component to be fully injected into the cell, making it an ideal immune target. A bacterial enzyme anchored to the membrane ...

A breakthrough in CAR-T therapy may allow cancer treatment with a single injection, cutting costs and making care more available.

An Oglethorpe County man was arrested after DNA evidence allegedly linked him to multiple rapes in Lawrenceville 40 years ago.

MASSIVELY parallel sequencing (MPS) has transformed forensic DNA analysis by allowing scientists to examine multiple DNA markers simultaneously and in far greater detail than earlier methods. Despite ...

According to sources close to the investigation, there are concerns that DNA recovered from Nancy Guthrie's home may not yield a usable profile for comparison.

Scientists have uncovered an enormous hidden archive of plant DNA that has endured for more than 400 million years. By comparing hundreds of plant genomes, researchers identified more than 2.3 million ...

The model has the potential to transform the ability to study telomere biology, learn more about human aging, and ultimately help people preserve better health as they age.