Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary ...

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

Sweetpotato, a critical food crop for millions, has finally had its genetic code fully decoded after decades of mystery.

The consortium that has taken the lead for the synthesis needs to be expanded and needs to include researchers from ...

Researchers believe that's partly down to the spider's 'dark DNA' - a mysterious part of the animal's genetic code, and they ...

Genome sequencing is the process of reading an organism's entire genetic code. In humans, that's about 3 billion chemical "letters" (A, C, T and G). The technology was first developed in the late ...

A new study suggests culture is reshaping human evolution faster than DNA, redefining how our species adapts, survives, and ...

GeneDx CEO Katherine Stueland explains how her company screens babies’ DNA for mutations that cause thousands of treatable ...

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

A group of scientists has sequenced the genome of a man who was buried in Egypt around 4,500 years ago. The study offers rare insight into the genetic ancestry of early Egyptians and reveals links to ...

It’s not just the dazzling colours and slick moves of Australia’s dancing spiders that make them special.There are more than ...

Scientists in China have developed an experimental “DNA cassette tape” to address the global data storage crisis.