DNA of 117-year-old woman suggests good genetics, healthy lifestyle choices, and yogurt could contribute to a longer life.

The world's oldest DNA comes from a 2.4 million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland. Will scientists eventually sequence even older DNA?

Small plastic or metal bits at the end of shoelaces, known as aglets, prevent laces from unraveling and protect them from ...

For decades, gene-editing science has been limited to making small, precise edits to human DNA, akin to correcting typos in ...

Researchers at Duke University used CRISPR technologies to discover previously unannotated stretches of DNA in the "dark ...

The Age of AI will rely on massive volumes of data that can be easily stored and retrieved—and bioscience may have an ingenious solution.

Scientists mapped brain development before birth, revealing DNA changes linked to autism and schizophrenia risk.

When couples have trouble conceiving a baby or lose a pregnancy, they often undergo routine tests, which can turn up a shock: ...

After probing the AI model, the team came up with 302 virus designs. The best way to test them, the researchers figured, was ...

A judge in New York rejected a request on 23 September to disqualify the use of cutting-edge DNA sequencing as evidence in a ...

DNA is often compared to a written language. The metaphor leaps out: Like letters of the alphabet, molecules (the nucleotide bases A, T, C and G, for adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine) are ...