We are what we are because of ancient and mysterious genetics.

Scientists are worried about how smart DNA-trained artificial intelligence models could get—and that they could become a ...

(Alones Creative/iStock/Getty Images) One of the most iconic visual representations in biological science is the double helix ...

Modern humans carry DNA from two mysterious extinct lineages in addition to Neanderthals and Denisovans. Their hidden genetic ...

Millions carry a Neanderthal gene that builds extra muscle—scientists just discovered how it works.

This breakthrough transforms the building of synthetic DNA from a chemical process to an electrical one. Here’s what you’ll ...

A review in Quantitative Biology demonstrates that scientists can now reliably build and combine very large pieces of DNA, making it much easier to redesign microbes such as yeast and bacteria to act ...

A new method of analyzing modern humans' DNA is revealing secrets about our extinct ancestors.

Some of your most important life partners are the mitochondria that power all your cells. You and these little cellular powerhouses are in a 1.5-billion-year-old evolutionary relationship-but ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new trick used by one of cancer’s most notorious proteins. MYC, already infamous for fueling runaway tumor growth, also appears to help cancer cells survive by ...

Hidden within the genomes of people alive today are fragments of DNA from two unidentified human ancestors. Researchers at UC ...