One person's junk is another's treasure. An international team of scientists have found that strings of "junk" DNA that were ...

Scientists have twisted DNA into programmable nanostructures that form themselves — and could reshape future materials for light, sound, and electronics.

Once dismissed as “junk,” pieces of ancient viral DNA in our genome are now known to help control which genes are turned on or off.

After the escalation of armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, forensic facilities seeking to manage the deceased with dignity were nearly overwhelmed. To identify those who have died, DNA is key.

Zoonoses—diseases that spread from animals to humans—began to gain prevalence some 6,500 years ago with the rise of animal ...

DNA is often called the blueprint of life, but what does that really mean? Elizabeth Worthey, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Genetics in the Heersink School of Medicine, explains everything ...

This Collection invites cell-free DNA research focusing on early cancer and minimal residual disease detection that centers on epigenomic features (i.e. methylation, fragmentomics).

What makes the human brain distinctive? A new study published July 21 in Cell identifies two genes linked to human brain features and provides a road map to discover many more. The research could lead ...

A portion of our genome that was once dismissed as being “junk” may actually play an important role in regulating gene ...

Air Force veteran Shirlee Lewis Henkel was identified via DNA 37 years after his death in Tarrant County, solving a decades-old unidentified human remains case.

The Supreme Court granted Texas death row inmate Ruben Gutierrez the right to sue over DNA testing laws as he argues he shouldn't be given the death penalty for the 1998 murder he was convicted of.