Genetic medicine has made huge progress over the past two decades. Gene therapy, gene editing, and mRNA treatments are now approved for a growing number of conditions. These approaches focus on fixing ...

All the essential ingredients to make the DNA and RNA underpinning life on Earth have been discovered in samples collected ...

VALLEY COUNTY, IDAHO, Idaho — A decades-old sexual assault cold case has been solved with the help of advanced DNA analysis, according to the Valley County Sheriff's Office (VCSO). The victim reported ...

In a French criminal trial, conventional DNA analysis couldn’t distinguish between twin brothers, but emerging scientific methods could help in such cases.

For decades, scientists viewed the genome of a newly fertilized egg as a structural "blank slate"—a disordered tangle of DNA waiting for the embryo to wake up and start reading its own genetic ...

DNA data storage has recently entered a new phase of development, as scientists in ...

DNA is the blueprint of life. Genes encode proteins and serve as the body’s basic components. However, building a functioning organism also requires precise instructions about when, where, and how ...

Several Central Texas fire departments have adopted a new wildfire risk modeling tool to help firefighters better prepare and mitigate wildfire threats. READ MORE ...

Researchers uncovered millions of ancient plant DNA switches—some older than flowering plants themselves—revealing a hidden evolutionary blueprint stretching back 400 million years. Most people have ...

Bryan Llenas reports live from Tucson, AZ, with updates on the search for Nancy Guthrie. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos confirms no DNA match from a glove found nearby or from the Guthrie home in the ...

More than four decades after a teenager was murdered in California, DNA found on a discarded cigarette has helped authorities catch her killer. Sarah Geer, 13, was last seen leaving her friend’s ...