For nearly four decades, the stray dogs of Chernobyl have lived and bred in one of the most contaminated landscapes on Earth, ...

According to Ancient Minoan marriage rules, first cousin marriages were nothing unusual in the particular society.

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

A team of researchers has generated one of the most detailed 3D maps of human chromosomes, cataloging over 140,000 DNA looping interactions.

A new study shows, for the first time, how the human genome folds and moves in 3D over time to control when genes turn on and ...

A new study challenges what's long been assumed about genetic variants thought to always cause inherited blindness.

DNA origami cages constrain individual proteins toward preferred orientations on electrodes, dramatically improving ...

New 3D genome maps reveal how DNA folding controls gene activity, offering fresh clues into disease and cell function.

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

The New England Innocence Project is pushing for DNA testing in a 1988 murder. The group says the retesting could clear the name of Shawn Tanner, who served more than 30 years for murder and died in ...

James Watson, who co-discovered the double-helix structure of DNA in 1953, has died at age 97. Born in Chicago in 1928, Watson made the groundbreaking discovery at just 24 years old alongside British ...