Life sciences company Element Biosciences sued Illumina on Monday in separate cases in federal courts in California and ...

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, ...

The giant DNA loops were discovered through a careful study of saliva samples from 56 volunteers, with further tests ...

Researchers including those at the University of Tokyo have made a surprising discovery hiding in people's mouths: Inocles, ...

Bacteria have long been a key source of lifesaving antibiotics, but most species cannot be grown in the lab—leaving their ...

A New York judge on Wednesday admitted DNA evidence prosecutors say links alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann to ...

A traditional cassette tape holds roughly 10 to 12 songs on each side, but 328 feet of this DNA cassette tape could hold the ...

Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps ...

When scientists want to trace how a species has changed over time—and predict its prospects for survival—they turn to DNA.

Scientists in Colombia have discovered a previously unknown lineage of human beings after fully sequencing the DNA of ancient remains excavated at archeological sites near the country's capital Bogota ...