The power of artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced computing has made it possible to design genetic sequences encoding ...

A Roman-era skeleton discovered in southern England has finally given up her secrets after more than a decade of debate.

There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

New study shows that cancer damages its own DNA by pushing key genes to work too hard. Researchers found that the most ...

The findings shed new light on human reproduction and suggest pathways for developing treatments to lower the risk of ...

Forensics experts gather DNA to understand who was present at a crime scene. But what if the crime occurred in the middle of ...

Genetic features known as transposons make up a large portion of many mammalian genomes, including humans', and they are now known to play a variety of roles. Some transposable elements (TEs) could be ...

A genetic match to an ancient person doesn't mean you're more related genealogically. Mark Edward Atkinson/Tetra Images via Getty Images We are population geneticists who work with ancient DNA. We ...

Your body is basically a walking library of 37 trillion cells, and inside each one is a complete copy of your genetic instruction manual. Think about that for a second. That’s like having the entire ...