A new NASA analysis concludes that it is "reasonable to hypothesize" that living things could have formed the odd organic molecules discovered on Mars.

A study published today in the journal Science reveals how jumping fragments of human DNA, a type of genetic parasite, ...

Your DNA is constantly moving And this hidden motion may hold the key to diseases like cancer, autism, and developmental disorders A new study from the Salk Institute reveals that our genome is always ...

Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly ...

Over the years, cell biology has built a detailed picture of how cells compartmentalize their internal functions. Central to this organization is the nucleus, which houses the genetic material and is ...

After two years of layoffs and funding pullbacks, South San Francisco’s life science industry is showing stronger signs of a comeback— though more mega-rounds and less early-stage funding could ...

For more than 25 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, conducting research that is transforming life on Earth and shaping the future of exploration.

After holding its breath for several rough years, Greater Boston’s life sciences sector is cautiously coming up for air. It was a year of devastating uncertainty for the sector and its roughly 75,000 ...

It’s been nearly 30 years since JonBenet Ramsey’s haunting Christmastime murder — and there’s renewed optimism that investigators could be closer than ever to solving it. Boulder police, who have made ...

An ancient woman thought to have hailed from sub-Saharan Africa and therefore to have been the first known Black Briton actually had fairer skin and was from southern England, researchers using new ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Changes to a DNA database will likely affect cold case investigations. The site Ancestry.com recently tightened restrictions for law enforcement, requiring a court order ...

Between 2004 and 2016, Candy Zuleger operated Trinity DNA Solutions, reportedly the first private DNA testing laboratory in Florida, from an office tucked away in an East Milton industrial park.