DNA

Scientists are exposing the biological information hidden in ancient parchments without leaving a mark

A metagenomic study of this cloth, controversially purported to bear the imprint of the body of Jesus Christ, has little to say about the relic’s origins

In a French criminal trial, conventional DNA analysis couldn’t distinguish between twin brothers, but emerging scientific methods could help in such cases

Disease-causing bacteria that have been recently discovered in the teeth of Napoleonic soldiers may have spurred the massive infantry’s demise during its retreat from Russia

DNA holds our genetic blueprints, but its cousin, RNA, conducts our daily lives

Charged water droplets generate sparks that can forge organic compounds

DNA inherited from Neandertals may influence modern human cognition

Bits of DNA from mitochondria can skip surprisingly fast into our genome and may reduce lifespan

Think twice before giving direct-to-consumer genetic testing kits to friends and loved ones

For the first time, researchers have reconstructed the 3D structure of ancient genetic material, in this case from a 52,000-year-old mammoth

The land, water and air around us are chock-full of DNA from fungi that scientists can’t identify

The birth of a cloned black-footed ferret named Elizabeth Ann, and her two new sisters, has sparked a new pilot program to preserve the tissues of hundreds of endangered species “just in case”