From rare cancers caught early to dementia foretold decades in advance, newborn genomic testing raises an unsettling question ...

When scientists sequence tumor DNA, they typically find small amounts of genetic code from bacteria, viruses and fungi—microorganisms that—if actually present in tumor tissues—could influence how they ...

When scientists sequence tumor DNA, they typically find small amounts of genetic code from bacteria, viruses and fungi – microorganisms that, if actually present in tumor tissues, could influence how ...

Defense attorneys argue Corey Caneiro was never properly investigated despite standing to inherit $1.5 million after the 2018 ...

Oceanic ecosystems are increasingly threatened by global warming, which causes coral bleaching, species migration and, ...

Since the dawn of the computer age, researchers have wrestled with two persistent challenges: how to store ever-increasing ...

DNA from 3,700-year-old bones in a mountain cave in Calabria reveals a family relationship so rare it stands out even in deep ...

Scientists analyzing ancient DNA from a 12,000-year-old double burial in southern Italy uncovered genetic evidence of a rare inherited growth disorder in two closely related prehistoric individuals. A ...

The destination? A Tennessee-based DNA analysis lab called PooPrints. The goal? To find a DNA match with a dog in the ...

Life on Earth may have started with a molecule that still runs our cells today. As researchers probe ribonucleic acid in the lab and in ancient rocks and space dust, RNA is yielding clues that are far ...