Chemist Anne Lüscher showed at 39C3 how synthetic DNA can be used for data storage and tamper-proof authentication.

DNA - deoxyribonucleic acid - is widely known as the molecule found in the nucleus of all our cells that contains genetic information. It is shaped like a double-helix and made of small sections ...

The accumulation of mutations in DNA is often mentioned as an explanation for the ageing process, but it remains just one hypothesis among many. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in ...

Dragon Ball Z presents the question "Whose DNA does Cell have?" from the moment that he is introduced in the story. The character was Dr. Gero's biggest creation and he came back from a different ...

The two strands of the famous DNA double helix are linked together by subatomic particles called protons – the nuclei of atoms of hydrogen – which provide the glue that bonds molecules called bases ...

Living past the age of 100 has long fascinated scientists and the public alike. While advances in medicine and healthier ...

THE health of the most deprived residents of Scotland's biggest city could be impaired even before they are born, according to genetic research. The study by scientists at Glasgow University, which ...

Our hunter-gatherer ancestors have given us many things. They passed down mastery of fire for cooking and early survival technologies, such as stone tools. They may also have given us the secret to a ...

Scientists found new clues about one of the last living Neanderthals. By sequencing the DNA from one of the Neanderthal's teeth, they discovered a completely new lineage. The DNA indicates recent ...

As the volume of data produced by internet activity, digital devices and IoT sensors continues to expand at an aggressive rate, businesses are running out of time to solve a critical problem: where to ...