A koala virus could help researchers explain millions of years of accumulated 'junk' DNA in the human genome

Two competing theories about the human occupation of Southeast Asia have been debunked by ground-breaking analysis of ancient DNA extracted from 8,000-year-old skeletons

Curated collection highlights research on facial development, birth defects, and natural variation

Bioethicists suggest ethical considerations for forensic use of genetic data

Study results reveal three major waves of migration

The tool is designed to be used when standard forensic DNA profiling is not helpful

Chemical engineers discover how to control knots that form in DNA molecules

Researchers at the Rockefeller University and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have identified a quirky biophysical mechanism that helps cells avoid data breaches

Identical twin astronauts are subjects of NASA’s Twins Study. One spent a year in space while the other stayed on Earth as a control subject

A new study demonstrated the advantages of an in vivo DNA barcoding technique, which attaches small snippets of DNA to different lipid-based nanoparticles that are then injected into living animals