Investigators searching for clues in the Arizona kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie are turning to genetic genealogy, a forensic technology that has already helped to crack several notorious cold cases in ...

Crispr’s ability to cut genetic code like scissors has just started to turn into medicines. Now, gene editing pioneer Jennifer Doudna wants to build an entire ecosystem to bring these treatments ...

Most mammals take one of two approaches to survive the winter: they either hibernate, slowing their bodies to a near ...

Researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge have discovered a ribozyme that is shockingly small, yet ...

Investigative genetic genealogy, which is a relatively new forensic tool, is now being considered in the search for answers ...

When he was just a teenager trying to decide what to do with his life, César de la Fuente compiled a list of the world’s ...

FBI uses investigative genetic genealogy to analyze DNA in Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case, the same technology that solved Bryan Kohberger and Golden State Killer cases.

Researchers with Texas A&M’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences are working to create a genetic map that could explain the origins and causes ...

Every living organism has its own genetic "blueprint": the source code for how it grows, functions and reproduces. This blueprint is known as a genome. When scientists sequence a genome, they identify ...

How does our DNA store the massive amount of information needed to build a human being? And what happens when it's stored incorrectly? Jesse Dixon, MD, Ph.D., has spent years studying the way this ...

It’s paramount to get answers as soon as possible. The DNA work has to be done as quickly as possible because it could take ...

Key points Genomics delves into the genetic make-up of organisms, which helps us understand how they work.With new ...