This study reveals how SV40 helicase unwinds DNA, highlighting ATP hydrolysis's role in translocation and offering insights ...

The ability to extract trace bits of DNA from soil, water, and even air is revolutionizing science. Are there pitfalls?

Human DNA recovered from remains found in Europe is revealing our species’ shared history with Neanderthals. The trove is the oldest Homo sapiens DNA ever documented, scientists say.

Remnants of DNA have been discovered in fossilized remains dating to 6 million years ago of a sea turtle closely related to today's Kemp's ridley and olive ridley turtles, marking one of the rare ...

Forensic science has deadly stakes, but half of the largest labs in the U.S. haven't adopted federal standards, including for DNA tests and guns.

In the largest genetic study of Viking DNA ever, scientists have found that Vikings — and their diaspora — are actually much more genetically diverse than we may have thought and were not ...

Commentary Published: March 1995 DNA Forensic Science 1995 Newton E. Morton European Journal of Human Genetics 3, 139–144 (1995) Cite this article ...

The analysis, published July 12 in the journal Science, showed that the two groups exchanged DNA at multiple points over the past 250,000 years, shedding light on how Neanderthals disappeared and ...

How the motion of DNA controls gene activity Date: June 29, 2023 Source: Institute of Science and Technology Austria Summary: Despite being densely packed to fit into the nucleus, chromosomes ...

A new study maps infectious diseases across millennia and offers new insight into how human-animal interactions permanently transformed our health landscape.

Siblings Can Have Surprisingly Different DNA Ancestry. Here's Why. When it comes to tracing your roots through your genes, biological siblings may have less in common than many people expect.