Researchers have gained new insights into the genetic basis of rye reproduction. They have demonstrated how plants recombine their genes and the extent to which this process is influenced by ...

Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by ...

Long dismissed as evolutionary leftovers, segments of DNA once labeled “junk” may now offer a novel way to kill off deadly ...

France’s trove of DNA profiles has helped solve high-profile crimes and was used to find some of the Louvre suspects, and it is growing. The police can also access other countries’ databases.