This statement might sound like a line from a sci-fi movie, but what if life on Earth didn’t start here at all? For decades, ...

CNN.COM - NASA researchers have found the building blocks of DNA, the genetic molecule that is essential to all life forms, in meteorites, pieces of space rock that have fallen to Earth. The discovery ...

Scientists are hopeful it will improve understanding of how genes work, what goes wrong in disease, and how to fix it.

The stresses of space travel can alter a person's genetic makeup, NASA says, and the changes can linger even after a return to Earth. Call it the effects of "space genes," or DNA that doesn't return ...

Reston, Va., Aug. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Noblis, Inc., a leading provider of science, technology and strategy services to the federal government, today announced the successful launch and ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- You would expect a trip to space to be transformative, but NASA says it can lead to permanent DNA changes. The space agency studied the DNA of twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly.

(via PBS Space Time) Did you know that many of us have up to 4% neanderthal DNA? And that 100% of your DNA may come from outer space? No joke. The biochemistry that defined the coding system of your ...

NASA astronaut Kathleen "Kate" Rubins has retired from the space agency after 16 years, two missions on the International Space Station, four spacewalks and 300 days in space. Her last day at Johnson ...

When astronauts venture into space, a remarkable phenomenon occurs: the activation of the “dark genome” within their DNA. This discovery unveils previously unknown genetic expressions, offering new ...

A newly discovered protein from Earth's toughest animal is inspiring breakthrough therapies for cancer and cardiovascular ...