Each cell of the human body contains two meters of DNA. The whole secret lies in the intricate three-dimensional arrangement that allows DNA strands to be efficiently organized and compacted within ...

Researchers have revealed new details about the CRISPR-Cas5-HNH/Cascade complex, a variant of the type I-E CRISPR-Cas system, ...

A 66-year-old man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with a nearly five-decade-old cold case, thanks to modern DNA testing. The Honolulu Police Department ...

Or so I thought. My elderly father, curious to learn more about our ancestry, recently purchased a popular DNA testing kit. I didn’t think that anything would come as a surprise since ...

Deena Thoemmes told reporters. Castro was charged with second-degree murder after DNA testing not available in the 1970s helped identify him nearly 50 years later, Thoemmes said. It’s not clear ...

The science of ancient DNA can now work to test further groups, helping us to build a more complete picture of social structure in the past – perhaps returning to early scholarship, before it ...

Of course, though, testing a child's parentage based on physical features is far too subjective — that's typically where DNA tests come in. Such tests can offer a far more scientific way of ...