Summer vacation is a time for fun and play, but can also be a time for learning. Parents have the added benefit of teaching their children outside a classroom environment, taking the pressure off kids ...

Women in their 60s and 70s could theoretically one day give birth to genetically related children, according to scientists pioneering a breakthrough technique that converts DNA from skin cells into ...

Major biotech companies that churn out made-to-order DNA for scientists have protections in place to keep dangerous biological material out of the hands of would-be evil-doers. They screen their ...

Our ancient past isn't always buried history. When it comes to our DNA, nearly 9% of the human genome is made up of leftover genetic material from ancient viruses (called endogenous retroviruses or ...

DNA tests have confirmed the parentage of four children who were among 18 minors rescued under the district administration’s anti-child begging and trafficking drive in July. Officials said the ...

You can always be judged by your scars. This is the idea that sums up what researchers at Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) claim is one of the new breakthroughs in basic and biomedical ...

Recent studies led by an international consortium of researchers, including scientists from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and the Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de ...

A man who attacked a San Mateo woman in 1989 and slit her throat from ear to ear was sentenced Friday to eleven years to life in prison — nearly five years after he was found by police using DNA ...

The family of a missing Johannesburg man is calling on health officials to expedite DNA tests on a body they suspect may be their son. Lebo Mniki was reported missing on 29 August this year. He had ...