After years of collecting consumer DNA, genetic testing companies are monetizing the data. But who should profit — the ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University suggest a blood test for early cancer detection. The test identifies tumour DNA years before symptoms appear.

Skin has the whole DNA of that particular animal. And when we freeze that down, we can freeze its entirety, and then when we ...

A new DNA test can predict how well you're aging—and how long you might live. Scientists say it could change the future of ...

Genetics is a fascinating and rapidly evolving field. What we learned in school was a valuable foundation, but modern science has revealed a far more intricate and dynamic picture. By understanding ...

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From our DNA strands to fishing rods to art, knots are all around us. Ana Wright, a Davidson College assistant mathematics ...

Worms radically reorganized their genomes during their move from sea to land, supporting the theory of punctuated equilibrium ...

When the enzyme encounters a target, such as a cancer-linked gene, it activates and begins shredding nearby DNA on the sensor ...

Engaging primary-school-age children with STEM will help them to think critically and develop informed opinions for the rest ...

DNA sequencing is any chemical, enzymatic or technological procedure for determining the linear order of nucleotide bases in DNA. Sanger sequencing by replicative synthesis in the presence of ...

Learn how doctors may eventually be able to tell whether your cells are aging prematurely without needles, blood tests, or ...