dna test kit

The secret to losing weight and quitting smoking might not be in a diet or self-help book, but instead, be written in our DNA as research shows learning your genetic risk of disease can help people...

Wearing sunscreen can help you avoid sunburn and protect your skin cells from damage. But you need to reapply sunscreen after spending some time in the sun. A new finding...

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 always assume this form. The existence of...

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 knife became the major source...

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 volumes, and we carry the...

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 than 400 scientists from all...

What’s happening Home DNA testing kits have exploded in popularity in recent years, to the point where they’ve become a common holiday gift. One estimate found suggests more than 26 million people...

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...

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 these four players really...