What if a single Renaissance drawing could reveal not just who made it, but the biological traces of Leonardo da Vinci ...

A stretch of viral DNA in the mouse genome gives cells in early-stage embryos the potential to become almost any cell type in ...

DNA doesn’t just sit still inside our cells — it folds, loops, and rearranges in ways that shape how genes behave.

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), with collaborators from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), ...

Around 45 percent of human DNA is made up of transposable elements, or TEs—genetic leftovers from now-extinct viruses that scientists once believed to be “junk DNA.” But that view is changing, and a ...

Scientists have uncovered genetic evidence that they say may be linked to the Renaissance master, but some experts are more ...

But some Neanderthal DNA helped modern humans survive and reproduce, and thus it has lingered in our genomes. Nowadays, ...

A groundbreaking cattle genome has given researchers their clearest look yet at what makes Wagyu beef so special. By ...

For the last decade, a group of researchers has been trying to find Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA—a formidable undertaking riddled with roadblocks. Now, they might be one step closer to achieving their goal ...

The new storage system could hold family photos, cultural artifacts and the master versions of digital artworks, movies, manuscripts and music for thousands of years, scientists say.

Plants rely on complex chemical defenses to survive attacks from pathogens, yet the genetic basis underlying the production ...