The revolutionary tool uncovers where small hammerhead sharks still survive — and how science could save them.

On a foggy Saturday morning in 1953, a tall, skinny 24-year-old man fiddled with shapes he had cut out of cardboard. They ...

Photos and letters show how James Watson and Francis Crick raced to uncover the double helix structure of DNA.

A major DNA break on Long Island has identified a deceased sex offender as the man who murdered Ann Lustig in Calverton in ...

Portable genetic sequencers used around the world to sequence DNA have critical, previously unreported security ...

Would you choose to have a part of your body live on after you died? How might your choice affect your relatives—or even your ...

The bankruptcy of 23andMe is raising concerns about the future of its DNA information. Once a pioneer in the genetic testing industry, the company faced backlash after hackers leaked user data in ...

The Age of AI will rely on massive volumes of data that can be easily stored and retrieved—and bioscience may have an ingenious solution. A scientist examines a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) profile ...

A proposed Indian law on the collection and use of genetic data to tackle crime can violate privacy, and target minorities and marginalised communities disproportionately, according to technology ...

GEDmatch's new "opt-in" policy went into effect on Sunday. A change to GEDmatch, a third-party genealogy site that's helped crack cold cases through user's DNA, may hinder law enforcement's ability ...