By tagging each DNA or RNA molecule and allowing neighboring tags to interact, the technique constructs a molecular network that encodes their relative positions, creating a spatial map of genetic ...

Your Neanderthal genes might be the reason you fight infections better- find out how ancient DNA shapes your health!

Despite their marriage now being over, Rex Heuermann's wife Asa Ellerup and daughter Victoria appeared in court in Riverhead, Long Island, Friday for a hearing about key DNA evidence.

23andMe on Sunday filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. after struggling with the fallout of a data breach and weak demand for its ...

The research team plans to conduct further DNA analysis to confirm whether these fossils belong to true polar bears or a transitional species between brown bears and their Arctic relatives.

But as they age, they accumulate more and more DNA damage. Until now, it has been unclear why the cell's repair mechanisms do not fix the damage. Researchers led by Melina Schuh and Ninadini ...

In "Ends of the Earth," Neil Shubin travels north and south to explore the frontiers of polar science and history.

DNA methylation is the covalent addition of methyl groups to DNA bases, typically the cytosine of CpG dinucleotides. It is catalyzed by methyltransferase enzymes using a S-adenosyl methionine ...

Geoff Bennett: The genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy. And its potential sale has raised alarms about what could happen to the DNA data of its millions of users. 23andMe was ...

Scientists have used ancient DNA to help reconstruct 6,000 years of ... followed by the gull-like south polar skua.