Explore this timeline to see ... into how wrong many of history's great thinkers were, here's what we know now. A sperm cell and an egg cell each contain half the DNA to make a person.

RNA Timeline: A History in Hybridization and Structure Alexander Rich and David Davies discover the double-stranded RNA helix and show that polyribo U and polyribo A hybridize spontaneously.6 Ben Hall ...

A timeline detailing the period between Shingoose’s disappearance and public confirmation of her identity as a murder victim.

A new paper on ancient DNA (aDNA) posits that every person on the planet is descended from hunter-gatherers in Africa. The study was published last month in the journal Nature. In the paper ...

In the first of a two-part special, Adam Rutherford and UCL geneticist Lucy van Dorp explore the last 50-100 thousand years of human evolutionary history, visible in our DNA. Show more Our genomes ...

Me has filed for bankruptcy, and CEO Anne Wojcicki is resigning. It once helped usher in the era of consumer DNA test kits ...

Back in 1985, the first genetic "fingerprint" was a miracle of science. Today, DNA analysis is standard practice for defining paternity or maternity, predisposition to disease, embryonic health ...

Home DNA tests are an accessible way to gain an extensive understanding of your heritage, family history and diaspora. Tests are becoming increasingly affordable and genetic databases are ...