A genetic match to an ancient person doesn't mean you're more related genealogically. Mark Edward Atkinson/Tetra Images via Getty Images We are population geneticists who work with ancient DNA. We ...

Every time a cell divides, its DNA is duplicated so that the two daughter cells have the same genetic material as their parent. This means that millions of times a day a biochemical wonder takes place ...

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is moving to retest DNA samples in thousands of criminal cases and expects to spend at least $7.5 million to remedy problems discovered in one longtime employee’s ...

Postdoctoral researcher Diedre Reitz is working with Professor Wolf-Dietrich Heyer, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, to discover how DNA can be repaired. Damaged or 'shattered' DNA ...

Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced at a Friday press conference that 40% of DNA evidence was “methodically reviewed” in an ongoing attempt to use modern technology to glean more information ...

Our health depends in large part upon the ability of specialized enzymes to find and repair the constant barrage of DNA damage brought on by ultraviolet light radiation and other sources. In a new ...

Real image of DNA molecules being copied in human cells, visualized by immunofluorescence microscopy. The yellow arrows mark where replication begins, and the white arrows indicate the direction in ...

More than 13 years after two people found Ira Yarmolenko's body on the bank of the Catawba River two questions remain. Who killed the 20-year-old UNC Charlotte student on May 5, 2008? What should ...

To our immune system, a potentially lifesaving gene therapy can look a lot like a dangerous infection. That's because most genetic medicine uses viruses or double-stranded DNA to deliver genetic ...

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