Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has admitted that DNA testing delays are prolonging the hunt for missing 84‑year‑old Nancy ...

Every cell in every organism on Earth copies DNA the same way. Except one bacterial protein — quietly doing something ...

(Design Cells/iStock/Getty Images Plus) The slow march of time is inexorable and irreversible, but that doesn't mean its ...

DNA sits in sunlight every day, absorbing ultraviolet radiation that can set off the kind of chemical changes linked to ...

Scientists have identified a promising new way to monitor dolphin populations, and it starts with a simple seawater sample.

DNA can voyage along intercellular highways called tunneling nanotubes. It’s a phenomenon that could potentially spread tumor ...

A new study suggests melatonin supplements may help night shift workers boost their body's DNA repair processes, potentially offsetting some of the damage linked to working overnight. The findings are ...

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have uncovered key principles that govern how DNA "origami" structures fold, ...

DNA is everywhere in the world's oceans—not only packaged inside cells from skin, scales, mucus, feces, and blood, but also ...

Researchers shed new light on G-quadruplexes, a type of secondary DNA structure that has attracted attention as a potential therapeutic target in cancer. Every day, billions of cells in your body ...

An analysis of the DNA from living descendants has identified sailors aboard the 1845 Franklin expedition to find the Northwest Passage.