In human cells, there are about 20,000 genes on a two-meter DNA strand—finely coiled up in a nucleus about 10 micrometers in diameter. By comparison, this corresponds to a 40-kilometer thread packed ...

Google is celebrating the start of the 2025-26 school year with a DNA themed Doodle on Wednesday. Courtesy of Google Sept. 10 (UPI) --Google is celebrating the start of the 2025-26 school year with a ...

Retro cassette tapes may be making a comeback, with a DNA twist. While DNA has been used as an information storage medium before, researchers have now combined this with the convenience and look of a ...

Sept. 10 (UPI) --Google is celebrating the start of the 2025-26 school year with a DNA-themed Doodle on Wednesday. This Back to School Doodle looks at deoxyribonucleic acid, also known as DNA, "a ...

Authorities in New Hampshire have identified the last unknown victim in a notorious cold case that has captivated investigators for nearly four decades. The victim, found dead in Bear Brook State Park ...

DNA collected from a 1994 sexual assault in California linked a 55-year-old man to four cold cases in Arizona, officials said. In the California case, the victim was able to escape after she was ...

A 55-year-old man implicated in a decades-old sexual assault case in Ventura County has been connected to and charged in four Arizona cold cases, officials announced. The county’s case dates back to ...

A DNA analysis of soil revealed evidence of an ancient used to treat digestive health issues 5,000 years ago. A DNA analysis conducted on soil samples found within a Turkish cave system has revealed ...

A New York judge on Wednesday allowed DNA evidence obtained through advanced techniques into the forthcoming murder trial of Rex Heuermann, the man accused of being Long Island’s Gilgo Beach serial ...