King’s College London researchers discovered that parts of our DNA once thought to be “junk” can actually help destroy cancer ...

Old-fashioned detective work and advances in forensic science led to the identification of a suspect in the killings of four teenagers in Austin, Texas, in 1991, officials said. By Christine Hauser ...

For decades, scientists have known that bacteria can exchange genetic material, in a process called horizontal gene transfer. This allows bacteria to rapidly evolve new traits, such as antibiotic ...

A report said DNA collected at checkpoints from about 2,000 Americans, mostly during the Biden administration, was sent to an F.B.I. database. Hundreds were not charged. By Francesca Regalado ...

In December 1987, a man burst into a gas station bathroom in Woodbridge, Virginia, shortly after a woman entered. He was carrying a knife. The man raped her, the woman said in a court hearing, and ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Now, DeepMind is pointing its formidable AI prowess at an even greater mystery: the vast, ...

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Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps share 98.8% of their DNA. But is this actually true? And what does "similar ...

Evidence derived from cutting-edge DNA technology that prosecutors say points directly at Rex Heuermann being the Gilgo Beach serial killer will be admissible at his trial, a Suffolk County judge ...

The non-coding genome, once dismissed as "junk DNA", is now recognized as a fundamental regulator of gene expression and a key player in understanding complex diseases. Following the landmark ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of ...