But a novel technique is allowing us to peer back further than DNA's expiration date in Africa, to answer long-standing ...

A good portion of human DNA is what scientists refer to as "junk" -- stuff left over from ancient viruses and such. But maybe ...

Unexpected slowdowns or spikes in this signal were often interpreted as knots in DNA. But now, a new study published Aug. 12 ...

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 ...

Thousands of years ago, groups of ancient people made the dangerous journey across the icy land bridge of the Bering Strait ...

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as "junk" and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study ...

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Genetic testing company 23andMe never hit on a sustainable business model and went bankrupt. Now, it's being sold to a non-profit launched by the co-founder, delaying addressing data privacy concerns.

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The 33-year-old case is now being revisited using DNA samples and new technologies. The director of the docuseries has also ...