Studying samples from the Bennu asteroid, researchers have found sugars essential for biology, stardust and ... something ...

DNA synthesis is going global. The biosecurity rules aren’t keeping up.

That same DNA testing confirmed Jackson was the mother of a two-year-old girl whose remains were discovered in 2011 near ...

A Nobel laureate, he identified an enzyme that cuts DNA, laying the groundwork for milestones in scientific research and ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

Paleontologists have made a discovery that can change how we understand dinosaurs. Despite centuries of research into ancient ...

High-resolution imaging has revealed the internal layout of chromatin condensates, showing how DNA fibers fold and interact ...

A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA.

Inside human cells, biology has pulled off the ultimate packing job, figuring out how to fit six feet of DNA into a nucleus ...

DNA analysis is showing some hope in the identification of an unknown woman who died after an accident in southwest Missouri ...

Scientists are collecting DNA from the Arctic Ocean to create a better map of climate change and environmental health ...

An international research team has identified a human protein, ANKLE1, as the first DNA-cutting enzyme (nuclease) in mammals ...