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 ...

Researchers from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNIST and the Center for Genomic Integrity at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have announced an advance in cancer gene therapy. Their ...

Retro cassette tapes may be making a comeback, with a DNA twist. While DNA has been used as an information storage medium before, researchers have now combined this with the convenience and look of a ...

Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps share 98.8% of their DNA. But is this actually true? And what does "similar ...

When a bone grows, our bodies’ proteins help provide the structure. When a muscle tears, proteins help rebuild it. When we fight an infection, transport oxygen in our blood or send messages to a cell, ...

A new international study suggests that ancient viral DNA embedded in our genome, which were long dismissed as genetic "junk," may actually play powerful roles in regulating gene expression. Focusing ...

Emerging methods are improving the ability to identify even highly degraded human remains. By Damien Cave Reporting from Hanoi, Vietnam The world is facing an abundance of tragic events that produce ...

Polycystic ovary syndrome may be passed down through families via chemical tags that change the structure of DNA, suggesting that drugs that modify these tags in embryos could prevent the condition.

A defense expert for accused serial killer Rex Heuermann said DNA software used by prosecutors was faulty. The DNA software that linked Rex Heuermann to the Gilgo Beach murders was so glitchy that it ...

A lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) alleges a failure to respond to numerous Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests seeking details on how the agency collects, stores ...

EXCLUSIVE: In what is lining up to be one of hotter packages at this year’s Cannes market, we can reveal that Oscar winner Natalie Portman is set to star in Photograph 51 for The King’s Speech ...