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Every cell in the body has the same DNA, but different cell types—such as muscle or brain cells—use different parts of it.

Doctors have begun sequencing newborn DNA to detect dangerous but treatable conditions before any symptoms appear. In pilot ...

Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by chemist Brian Liau and his collaborators at Harvard offers an ...

A DNA test to see if police got the “wrong Shorty” over the 1988 murder of Janine Balding has so far found no link to another man accused by her killers of being the “right Shorty”.

A 24-year-old woman accused of stalking Madeleine McCann's family is giving evidence at Leicester Crown Court for a third day. The prosecution has pressed Julia Wandelt on her belief she was the ...

The defendant tearfully told the jury she agreed she was "vulnerable", adding she had been "fooled, duped and conned" by an ...

The younger sister of missing Madeleine McCann gave evidence at Leicester Crown Court, after two women were accused of ...

Standard laboratory tests can fail to detect many disease-causing DNA changes. Now, a novel 3D chromosome mapping method can ...

Julia Wandelt said Fia Johansson also made her 'hand over' her social media accounts after promising to help her get a DNA ...

Summer McKesson struggled to breathe for years. Doctors told her it was because her blood would not stop clotting – and they ...

Researchers developed a cell-free DNA blood test that accurately distinguishes ALS from other neurological diseases and tracks progression.