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

Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps share 98.8% of their DNA. But is this actually true? And what does "similar ...

Few species have their own sequenced genome, so genetic researchers often use DNA sequences from a related species as a stand-in. A study published in Cell shows that in animals such as gray foxes, ...

Non-reversible nucleotide substitution models best describe strand-specific nucleotide substitution biases of viral genomes.

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An analysis of the bones and teeth of ancient mammoths (Mammuthus) has identified some of the microorganisms that lived in the animals’ mouths and bodies more than one million years ago. The study, ...

A New York judge on Wednesday allowed DNA evidence obtained through advanced techniques into the forthcoming murder trial of Rex Heuermann, the man accused of being Long Island’s Gilgo Beach serial ...

Week 2 between the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots already had plenty of storylines, but the fourth quarter added something straight out of the NFL record books. On consecutive plays, Dolphins ...

Judge Allows Advanced DNA Evidence in Gilgo Beach Serial Killing Trial RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday said prosecutors can use DNA evidence obtained through advanced techniques in the ...

What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes. A gene is a basic unit of heredity, the means by which traits get passed from one generation to the next, and genetics is the study ...