Ribosomal RNA (rRNA), made from many copies of ribosomal DNA (rDNA), is the core component that powers ...

In testing 146 respiratory samples from a Boston safety-net hospital that were TB-negative according to conventional tests, ...

Airborne genetic material can be used to paint a picture of ecosystem health, watch for invasive species and even identify ...

Researchers at Boston University have discovered an unexpectedly high prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA (TB DNA) ...

Mitochondria don’t just generate energy—they also carefully organize their own DNA in a surprisingly elegant way. Scientists have discovered that a long-overlooked phenomenon called “mitochondrial ...

The murder of Joyce Burrow shocked Florida in 2013. Ahead of People Magazine Investigates, here’s a detailed look at the case ...

Tiny organisms on the ground—bacteria and fungi—have a "superpower" that allows them to reach up into the atmosphere and pull ...

The results are transforming how scholars understand human history. By analysing parchment, researchers are uncovering ...

Scientists show DNA polymerases can build long, patterned DNA without a template called "doodling," opening new paths for ...

Every cell in your body faces the same engineering puzzle: how to cram roughly two meters of DNA into a nucleus just a few ...

The Court held that reliable DNA profiling and medical evidence can independently establish guilt. It ruled that absence of a strong “last seen” theory does not weaken a complete chain of scientific ...

Cancer is a complex disease that develops when cells in the body grow out of control. For many years, scientists have tried ...