Millions of Americans have embraced at-home DNA kits, hoping to unlock the secrets of their family trees and uncover potential health risks. But behind the promise of ancestry and well-being lies ...

They created the fragments from scratch and dropped them into mouse blood cells, where the sequence fused with the genome at random locations. The experiments worked exactly as predicted and pave ...

"We were quite surprised to find that the saola is split into two populations with considerable genetic differences. The split happened between 5,000 and 20,000 years ago. That was completely ...

As China and the United States trade charges of a lab leak, researchers contend in a new paper that the Covid pandemic got its start, like a previous one, in the wildlife trade. By Carl Zimmer In ...

Multiple bidders are likely to submit offers for the DNA data bank and other assets of bankrupt genetic-testing firm 23andMe, according to a lawyer for the company. Although 23andMe was unable to ...

Some lucky people have rare genetic mutations that enable them to feel well-rested after just four hours of sleep, while the rest of us need around eight hours to function.

The WCCO Original, "Footprint to Murder," follows the Minnesota cold case story that captured worldwide attention when DNA, social media and dedicated detectives ultimately led to the killer.

Birmingham scientists have identified an essential genetic code for a method called plasmid curing, which aims to "displace" antibiotic-resistance genes from bacteria. Plasmids, which are small ...

A group of researchers in the lab of Prof. Lucía Chávez Gutiérrez (VIB-KU Leuven) has unraveled the genetic contributions to familial Alzheimer's Disease development and revealed how specific ...

When 15 million consumers readily sent saliva samples to the genetic testing company 23andMe, they were eager to uncover mysteries surrounding their ancestry, family traits or potential health ...