The tool helps scientists understand how single-letter mutations and distant DNA regions influence gene activity, shaping ...

DeepMind’s AlphaGenome AI model could help solve the problem of predicting how variations in noncoding DNA shape gene expression ...

In Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass," Alice is stuck in a never-ending race with the Red Queen yet never gains a ...

Our genome isn’t as peaceful as it looks—some DNA elements are constantly trying to disrupt it. Scientists studying fruit ...

Before the DNA revolution of the early 2000s, genealogy was a study dependent on records. Tracing a line of heritage could hit a dead end if documentation had gone missing or been destroyed. But as ...

A new study shows that cancer damages its own DNA by pushing key genes to work too hard. Researchers found that the most ...

A Roman-era skeleton discovered in southern England has finally given up her secrets after more than a decade of debate.

New research suggests the mysterious Roman-era “Beachy Head Woman” was likely from Britain, not the Mediterranean or ...

Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties celebrated tri-county biological science center, which will streamline DNA and ...

We often treat a DNA result like a final, divine verdict. In a time when truth can feel subjective, a laboratory report has become our ultimate anchor. We hand over a cheek swab, wait a week, and ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Science correspondent Richard Stone about recent developments in the search for Leonardo da Vinci's DNA.

Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany, Nanjing University of China, ...