Learn how mapping gene-control switches in an ancient sea anemone reveals how identical DNA can produce many different cell types.

Smithsonian researchers used fecal samples to identify specific wild swift foxes. This method allows for non-invasive monitoring, which reduces stress for the animals. Wes Overvold, Smithsonian’s ...

Feral cats have long been suspects in killing native species reintroduced into Australian conservation areas. DNA testing of the carcasses puts felines firmly in the frame. Conservation scientists ...

It has been claimed that because most of our DNA is active, it must be important, but now human-plant hybrid cells have been ...

Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia. Domesticated species are the plants and animals that have evolved to live ...

LONDON -- Britain moved Tuesday toward allowing scientists to create humans from the DNA of three people. The technology aims to liberate future generations from inherited diseases, but critics say it ...

The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.