The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the development of CRISPR/Cas9, a method also known as "gene scissors," ...

Researchers have found that nearly three-quarters of the population carry newly identified genetic elements called Inocles, which may influence oral health, immunity, and cancer risk. Researchers at t ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- New developments in the case of a Kentucky woman missing for 30 years are renewing her mother's search for answers. Kentucky State Police said the body of Marty Dill—the ...

The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...

Food processing has been a part of human adaptation since deep in the past. The softening and breaking down of food left its testimony on the human body. For example, the massive teeth of our early ...

Liftoff of the NS-34 mission occurred at 8:43 a.m. ET on Sunday (Aug. 3). Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched a crypto billionaire and five other people to the final frontier on Sunday (Aug. 3). The ...

This holy linen’s origins remain shrouded in mystery. Contrary to popular belief, the sacred Shroud of Turin was not used to cover Jesus’ post-crucifixion and was actually a recreation created by ...

Rubins' last day was on Monday (July 28). NASA astronaut Kathleen "Kate" Rubins has retired from the space agency after 16 years, two missions on the International Space Station, four spacewalks and ...

One person's junk is another's treasure. An international team of scientists have found that strings of "junk" DNA in the human genome that were previously written off as having no useful function are ...

In a heated hearing, a U.S. representative condemned the Department of Homeland Security’s collection of DNA from migrant children, calling it a civil rights violation. She accused Republicans of ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man whose body was found in the Mississippi River south of St. Louis in 1994 has finally been identified after authorities exhumed his remains to collect new DNA samples. In the ...

Summer might be the season of the beach read, but for bibliophiles who would rather curl up with a cup of tea and their favorite novel by a crackling fire, fall is right around the corner — and with ...