A breakthrough method for analyzing the DNA of centuries-old plant samples has given scientists an edge in combating the ...

contain 46 DNA molecules. One set of 23 is inherited via sperm from the father and the other 23 via the egg from the mother. Sperm and egg cells are exceptional because they have only one copy of ...

Cells use many complex genetic repair backup systems to fix DNA damage and remain healthy throughout their lives.

Me’s debacle should be a major wake-up call, reminding policymakers and all of us of the risks of giving access to our ...

Here we review current models of the mechanisms that cause copy number variation. Non-homologous end-joining mechanisms are well known, but recent models focus on perturbation of DNA replication ...

As the mail-in genetic testing boom continues, sparked by the likes of Chris Hemsworth, experts are warning consumers to ...

The L.A. County Sheriff's Department used DNA testing kits for months without realizing they were faulty. An internal ...

New DNA testing supports a Boulder man’s claim that he was wrongfully convicted of a 1994 murder and contradicts earlier testing done by now-discredited Colorado Bureau of Investigation ...

The “warm” data in the middle, such as your old photos, can take a few seconds to retrieve. Most data is cold, and a lot of it could probably be erased without consequence. Yet some of it might one ...

The model can reconstruct accurate DNA sequences from error-prone copies and can boost data integrity even further thanks to a custom error-correcting algorithm designed to work well with DNA.