Scientists are working to close the gap with an emerging discipline called conservation genomics: sequencing an organism’s ...

The former Stoughton police detective is being held in a Rhode Island detention facility, accused of murdering Sandra ...

A genetic study has unveiled that two Neanderthals who lived approximately 10,000 years apart in Siberia's famous Denisova Cave were distant relatives. This remarkable discovery provides the fourth ...

CRISPR is a powerful DNA-editing tool that has underpinned huge advancements in human health care in the last decade. It is a precision tool, but is not perfect, and misplaced DNA edits can compromise ...

Over his 34 years in prison, Shawn Tanner always maintained he was not guilty of murder, insisting on his innocence right up until his death in 2022. Now a years-long legal battle will grant his final ...

An identical twin commits a crime and leaves their DNA at the scene. Can DNA testing reveal which twin is the culprit? This question reportedly came up in a case in France last month, in which the DNA ...

This study provides important insights into the crosstalk between ATG2A with components of the early secretory pathway. While the mechanisms governing autophagic membrane expansion remain yet to be ...

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Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate understanding of the ancient encounters that put it there. By Carl Zimmer One of ...

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Only a few years ago, Tuesday’s announcement that a glove believed to be connected to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Arizona, had no match in a DNA database would have been a dead end.