Around 5-8% of your DNA isn’t human – it’s viral DNA. Scientists believe we carry about 100,000 pieces of DNA from retroviruses that have accumulated over the course of human evolution.

National DNA Day celebrates the discovery of the double helix structure in 1953 It also commemorates the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 The occasion ...

It may be the basis of all life on Earth, but we're betting there's still a lot you don't know about deoxyribonucleic acid. Who discovered it? What makes ...

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of this critical technology, let's explore some amazing facts about DNA and modern biotechnology that may not have existed otherwise.

Around 5-8% of your DNA isn’t human – it’s viral DNA. Scientists believe we carry about 100,000 pieces of DNA from retroviruses that have accumulated over the course of human evolution.

Here is a list of some of the more interesting facts about your DNA ...

Did you know that the DNA information in a single sperm contains 37.5 MB worth of data? Which means that an average ejaculation almost instantly transfers ...

Top 10 facts about DNA TOMORROW is World DNA Day, celebrating the publication, on April 25, 1953 of the discovery of the double-helix structure of the DNA molecule.