NASA has found sugars essential for life on Earth in samples of the 4.6 billion-year-old Bennu asteroid. Scientists ...

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To compete at iGEM, a sort of science Olympics, teens at a Georgia high school set their sights on finding a better way to ...

US scientist James Watson, who co-discovered the double-helix shape of DNA, has died aged 97. The Chicago-born DNA pioneer was just 24 when he made the breakthrough discovery, which cemented his place ...

This volume offers recommendations for handling DNA samples, performing calculations, and other aspects of using DNA as a forensic tool. It addresses two major areas - determination of DNA profiles ...

Researchers have analyzed a sample of DNA believed to belong to Adolf Hitler, which they say reveals the dictator of Nazi Germany had a genetic marker for a rare disorder that can delay puberty, ...

Hosts David and Gina explore how scientists over the centuries unlocked the ability to edit our genes ...

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An Australian mum has divided parents after sharing a picture of what she packed in her two young sons' lunchboxes. The mum prepared boiled eggs, sliced tomatoes, raspberry yoghurt, macadamias, ...