New DNA probes allow for efficient surveying of the hidden lives of squids and octopuses in the deep sea. This development provides an effective tool for marine ecological research and conservation ...

Scientists at INRS have identified a family of enzymes, known as Ssn, that can make targeted cuts in single-stranded DNA—a feat never before achieved. This discovery not only fills a major gap in ...

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as "junk" and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study published in Cell Genomics, researchers at Lund University in Sweden show ...

23andMe, the company whose mail-in self-testing kits became synonymous with DNA testing, is filing for bankruptcy. Anne Wojcicki, who co-founded 23andMe in 2006, is stepping down as CEO as the company ...

With genetic testing company 23andMe filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and courting bidders, the DNA data of millions of users is up for sale. A Silicon Valley stalwart since 2006, 23andMe ...

Biotech giant Regeneron announced Monday that it would acquire DNA testing company 23andMe for $256 million following a bankruptcy auction. The deal includes access to 23andMe's massive personal and ...