The idea that modern humans inherited DNA from Neanderthal ancestors is one of the 21st century’s most celebrated discoveries ...

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 ...

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

The CRISPR-Cas gene-editing system has long been the focus of research as a promising tool in genome editing. However, the ...

You probably have a member of your family that you're not related to by blood—a step-parent, an adopted cousin, your mom's ...

On the far right side of the periodic table, just beneath oxygen, sits a lesser-known group of elements called the chalcogens, or “ore-forming” elements. While sulfur is widely recognized for its role ...

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

A breakthrough experiment has shed new light on one of astrophysics’ biggest mysteries: the origin of rare proton-rich elements. For the first time, scientists directly measured a key reaction that ...

Explore the decades-long journey to map the full human genome, from early breakthroughs to the first complete, gapless DNA ...