DNA robots are emerging as tiny programmable machines that could one day deliver drugs, hunt viruses, and build molecular-scale devices. By borrowing ideas from traditional robotics and combining them ...

A former FedEx driver who murdered 7-year-old Athena Strand told investigators he "kind of tossed" her into the woods after killing her, according to interrogation video shown to jurors as they weigh ...

Killer FedEx driver Tanner Horner may have sexually assaulted 7-year-old Athena Strand before her twisted murder – which the sicko meticulously planned out in advance, a Texas prosecutor said. The ...

New research has discovered that the molecular machines responsible for copying our DNA have a surprising hidden talent—an ability to create entirely new and highly sophisticated DNA sequences from ...

New research has discovered that the molecular machines responsible for copying our DNA have a surprising hidden talent: an ability to create entirely new and highly sophisticated DNA sequences from ...

The genetic building blocks of life—formed from the four nucleotides adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T)—are read in groups of three known as codons. While some codons (known as ...

CRISPR is a powerful DNA-editing tool that has underpinned huge advancements in human health care in the last decade. It is a precision tool, but is not perfect, and misplaced DNA edits can compromise ...

The federal government's sweeping power to force people under arrest to give a DNA sample is facing new scrutiny after multiple immigration enforcement protesters reported being swabbed after being ...

An identical twin commits a crime and leaves their DNA at the scene. Can DNA testing reveal which twin is the culprit? This question reportedly came up in a case in France last month, in which the DNA ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. What began as a genealogy project placed Anne Grady, who lives in Ohio, at the edge of a criminal investigation. For ...

A man who was an escaped fugitive at the time of a 7-year-old Kentucky girl's abduction has been charged in her killing 30 years later, according to authorities. Morgan Jade Violi was abducted while ...

Set in 2046 after a sudden asteroid impact devastated Earth, Project DNA is a hardcore PC Action MMORPG that challenges the norms of the genre. In a world where biological bodies are cultivated and ...