Scientists have taken a major step toward mimicking nature’s tiniest gateways by creating ultra-small pores that rival the dimensions of biological ion channels—just a few atoms wide. The breakthrough ...

Scientists think they’ve found a way to investigate the creation of cell membranes and DNA genomes that gave rise to the last universal common ancestor.

In a new study, published in Cell, researchers describe a newfound mechanism for creating proteins in a giant DNA virus, ...

Clonal, cell-free DNA with unmatched length, complexity and accuracy now available at industry-leading prices. Elegen today announced significant price reductions across its ENFINIA™ DNA portfolio, ...

Local news organizations can’t be everywhere at once. But even as they slim down, they have column inches and homepages to fill. National wire services can be prohibitively expensive (and less useful ...

Researchers suggest that they have recovered sequences from ancient works and from letters that may belong to the Renaissance genius. Historical artifacts can accumulate DNA from the environment and ...

Our hunter-gatherer ancestors have given us many things. They passed down mastery of fire for cooking and early survival technologies, such as stone tools. They may also have given us the secret to a ...

WILL TAKE THE STAND TOMORROW. OUR SARAH JOINS US LIVE OUTSIDE THE COURTHOUSE IN DEDHAM. SARAH. ERIKA AND BEN. TODAY WE HEARD KEY EVIDENCE ABOUT DNA ON EVIDENCE LIKE THE HATCHET AND HACKSAW. WE ALSO ...

Popular genetics tests can’t tell you much about your dog’s personality, according to a recent study. A team of geneticists recently found no connection between simple genetic variants and behavioral ...

Sugars essential for life were found for the first time alongside “space gum” on an asteroid hurtling towards Earth, indicating that our universe could be teeming with life, according to new research.

For nearly 40 years, the identity of the person who sexually assaulted and killed a 30-year-old woman found along a quiet stretch of rural highway south of Denver eluded investigators. Now, small ...