For decades, scientists thought the noncoding parts of DNA were useless leftovers. Today, that view has completely changed.

Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make ...

Aging, neurological diseases and our bodies' stress response are all linked to the tiny power plants inside each cell known ...

The ability to extract trace bits of DNA from soil, water, and even air is revolutionizing science. But it's not foolproof. In the late 1980s, at a federal research facility in Pensacola, Florida, ...

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A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. An international team of scientists mapped nearly the entire human genome ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered a DNA repair mechanism that advances understanding of how human cells stay healthy, and which could lead to new treatments for cancer and ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois discovered that tiny protein pairs, or dipeptides, hold evolutionary clues to ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how a common virus linked to birth defects and chronic illness manipulates its host's DNA, according to a new study published in Nature Communications.

Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player. Lore has it that the ...

Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps share 98.8% of their DNA. But is this actually true? And what does "similar ...