A legal scholar with a doctorate in wildlife genetics explains the promise biotechnology techniques hold for some animals ...

Scientists at Auburn University in Alabama recently created genetically-modified catfish — using alligator DNA. Researchers extracted the cathelicidin gene of an alligator, which is found in the ...

Not all DNA looks like the familiar twisted ladder. Sometimes, parts of our genetic code fold into unusual shapes. One such ...

Genetic changes can occur naturally through evolution or can be initiated with the help of genetic engineering. The bacterium ...

The legal battle over whether a new type of DNA evidence against accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann will be thrown out continued on Wednesday. Heuermann appeared to nod off at times ...

Rex Heuermann's attorneys are asking for more time as they challenge something called nuclear DNA testing, which has never been used in a New York court of law. The judge has set what's called a ...

A more likely scenario, however, is that the introduction of Neandertal DNA into H. sapiens modified, but did not override or replace, genetic control mechanisms for extraordinarily complex brain ...

How can DNA from a cheek swab determine if someone is closely related to you? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. DNA tests can ...

DNA has been used for years to store data, but encoding information into the molecule is painstaking work. Now, researchers have drastically sped it up by mimicking a natural biological process ...

Gilera is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1909 by Giuseppe Gilera who came up with the first bike of the company in the same year. The model was called VT 317 and only a few units ...

But what type of a relationship with a medieval person does a shared DNA fragment imply? It turns out, not too much that will help with your family roots research. We are population geneticists ...

Follow the quest to recover DNA millions of years old for the very first time. For decades, scientists have tried to unlock the secrets of ancient DNA. Follow the dramatic quest to recover DNA ...