When people think of DNA, they usually think of genes, the parts that code for proteins and drive inherited traits. But there ...

Every living cell must interpret its genetic code—a sequence of chemical letters that governs countless cellular functions. A ...

Researchers in the UK have extracted and sequenced the oldest Egyptian DNA to date from an individual who lived more than ...

When genetic sequencing of the human genome began in earnest in the 1990s, autism researchers hoped to identify the genetic cause—or more likely, causes—of the condition. “Twenty years ago the ...

Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

Molecules from the 20-million-year-old teeth of a rhino relative are among the oldest ever sequenced, opening tantalizing ...

First-of-its-Kind Genome Sequence Reveals More About the Mysterious Identity of Ancient Egyptians The first-of-its-kind ...

The first draft of the human genome – our genetic blueprint – was published on 26 June, 2000. It had taken 10 years to ...

With the initiative, families can have their baby’s full genetic code sequenced at no cost to identify potentially serious conditions.

In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to ...

Dr. Glen Gallagher, director of the state health laboratories, said the forthcoming 80,000-square-foot space will change lab ...

In a routine blood test that turned extraordinary, French scientists have identified the world’s newest and rarest blood ...