Every time a cell divides, it must copy its entire genome so that each daughter cell inherits a complete set of DNA. During that process, enzymes known as polymerases race along the DNA to copy its ...

Researchers suggest that they have recovered sequences from ancient works and from letters that may belong to the Renaissance genius. Historical artifacts can accumulate DNA from the environment and ...

An analysis of genetic data from over 900,000 people shows that certain stretches of DNA, made up of short sequences repeated over and over, become longer and more unstable as we age. The study found ...

A woman discovered her biological father at age 47 after taking an Ancestry DNA test. The test revealed her father was a man her mother had a brief encounter with in 1976, not the man she previously ...

Don Anderson will always remember Sept. 19, 2021, a Sunday, when his life changed forever. The now 60-year-old podcast host had a chaotic childhood; his parents divorced when he was 5 years old, and ...