DNA is the molecular basis of heredity, the inherited traits that pass between generations in a person's family tree. Embodied in the sequence of base pairs, DNA carries information between ...

Using advanced imaging techniques and precise microfluidics control to stretch out curly DNA into a straight line, new research demonstrates techniques for stretching and immobilizing DNA with minimum ...

Just like the government uses an Aadhaar number to uniquely identify an individual for social security purposes, a person’s DNA fingerprint can be used for biological purposes. This is why DNA ...

The Age of AI will rely on massive volumes of data that can be easily stored and retrieved—and bioscience may have an ingenious solution. A scientist examines a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) profile on ...

These chains come in a wide range of lengths. In humans a typical protein is about 400 amino acids long; some are a lot longer. Molecules of RNA, one of the two nucleic acids, can reach up to 100,000 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I can’t read Philip Ball’s ambitious and eye-opening book without remembering the stupidest thing I ever heard ...

Following a data breach and bankruptcy, genetic testing service 23andMe will soon be in different hands. On Monday, biotechnology company Regeneron announced that it won the top bid in a bankruptcy ...