DNA News Stories

When you think of DNA, odds are, you picture the famous double helix, a ladder-like structure elegantly twisted like a corkscrew.

But DNA doesn’t […]

A 10-second handshake could transfer a person’s DNA to an object that the person never touched.

In handshaking experiments, people who never picked up a k […]

Biological systems have been using DNA as an information storage molecule for billions of years. Vast amounts of data can thus be encoded within microscopic vo […]

The tiniest, most complicated set of instructions just got a little easier to read, thanks to a giant scientific project called ENCODE, which recruited more th […]

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Home DNA testing kits have exploded in popularity in recent years, to the point where they’ve become a common holiday gift. One estimat […]

DNA tests that you can buy from the comfort of your home come in different flavors. Some give you a map of the world and estimate where your ancestors came fro […]

A couple billion years ago, four molecules danced into the elegant double-helix structure of DNA, which provides the codes for life on our planet. But were the […]

Many people are receiving unexpected sibling matches. Everyday on social media, “surprises” are being reported so often that they are no longer surprising […]

The age of consumer genomics has arrived. Nowadays you can send a vial of your spit in the mail and pay to see how your unique genetic code relates to all mann […]