Naked mole-rats are one of nature's most extraordinary creatures. These burrowing rodents can live for up to 37 years, around ten times longer than relatives of a similar size. But what is the secret ...

Using comparative molecular biology with human cGAS – which actually inhibits DNA repair – the scientists found that the naked mole-rat's enzyme has four key changes that facilitate the important work ...

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...

STONY BROOK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: APDN) (“Applied DNA” or the “Company”), a biotechnology company focused on providing nucleic acid production solutions, today ...

The suspected killer died by suicide in 1999. Police in Austin, Texas, said DNA technology has helped them finally identify the man who killed four teenage girls at a yogurt shop in 1991 in a crime ...

Old-fashioned detective work and advances in forensic science led to the identification of a suspect in the killings of four teenagers in Austin, Texas, in 1991, officials said. By Christine Hauser ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- DNA evidence has helped to identify a man who died decades ago as a new suspect in the 1991 killing of four teenage girls, after authorities linked him to multiple killings in other ...

For years, the federal government has been amassing DNA profiles of noncitizens. But recently released Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data reveal that officials knowingly collected the DNA of ...

For years, Customs and Border Protection agents have been quietly harvesting DNA from American citizens, including minors, and funneling the samples into an FBI crime database, government data shows.

A report said DNA collected at checkpoints from about 2,000 Americans, mostly during the Biden administration, was sent to an F.B.I. database. Hundreds were not charged. By Francesca Regalado ...