A recent cold case that was solved in Pierce County is highlighting the importance of CODIS ― The Combined DNA Index System — that lets federal, state, and local forensic labs exchange and compare DNA ...

Quick Take Polar bears are showing rapid DNA changes in response to warming climates, a rare adaptation that may help ...

Storing data in DNA sounds like science fiction, yet it lies in the near future. Experts expect the first DNA data center to be up and running within five to ten years. Data won't be stored as zeros ...

The Ice Age conjures images of vast frozen landscapes, but it wasn’t always this frigid. At some points during this era, warmer ice-free periods allowed life to thrive. Now, scientists have discovered ...

(Nanowerk News) A recent study by researchers from Peking University demonstrates the potential of nuclear electric resonance to control the nuclear spins of nitrogen atoms in DNA using electric field ...

This October 17, 2017, image courtesy of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard shows Breakthrough Prize-winning US molecular biologist David Liu, who is at the forefront of pioneering work in gene ...

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

Turmoil at 23andMe, a company offering popular at-home DNA testing, has upset the industry. Following the resignation of every independent member of the company’s board of directors, its chief ...

Turmoil at 23andMe, a company offering popular at-home DNA testing, has upset the industry. Following the resignation of every independent member of the company’s board of directors, its chief ...