DNA

Exercise Makes You Younger at the Cellular Level

The more exercise people get, the less their cells appear to age. In a new study in Preventive Medicine, people who exercised the most had biological aging markers that appeared nine years younger than those...

By Amanda MacMillan May 15, 2017

A College Degree May Be Outdated

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By The Aspen Institute May 2, 2017

Scientists Have Discovered Extinct Human DNA in Cave Dirt

The findings are being considered a scientific breakthrough.

By Madeline Farber April 28, 2017

Scientists Can Reverse DNA Aging in Mice

Researchers have found a way to protect DNA from the damage that comes with aging, and they’re ready to test it in people

By Alice Park March 23, 2017

Stop Using Your Debit Card

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By The Aspen Institute October 21, 2016

World's First Baby Born With DNA From Three Parents

In a world first, a baby has been born with DNA from three biological parents. The 5-month-old boy, born to Jordanian parents, was conceived with the help of a U.S. team based in Mexico using...

By Kate Samuelson September 27, 2016

DNA Evidence Sheds Light on When Humans First Left Africa

Scientists unlock part of the puzzle to discover where we came from

By Suyin Haynes September 22, 2016

If You Can't Lose Weight, Don't Blame Your Genes

Your DNA has something to do with your weight, but the latest study shows the effect may not be as powerful as you thought

By Alice Park September 20, 2016

Meet the Newest Species of Whale

The sea gives up a long-held secret, thanks to exhaustive DNA sleuthing

By Jeffrey Kluger August 4, 2016

How Exercise Keeps Your DNA Young

A new study reveals how exercise may be another way to combat aging

By Alice Park July 27, 2016

A New Technique That Lets Scientists Edit DNA Is Transforming Science—and Raising Difficult Questions

Kathy Niakan's laboratory at London's Francis Crick Institute is the size of a walk-in closet, but between its walls she's working on one of the most expansive frontiers ever contemplated by science. Sometime soon, Niakan...

By Alice Park June 23, 2016

Uncle Sam Wants You to Hack the Pentagon

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute April 11, 2016

How Schools Are Turning Old PCs Into Speedy Computers

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By The Aspen Institute February 18, 2016

DNA Sequencing Company Wants to Develop a Cancer Blood Test

One of the early pioneers in mapping our DNA is hoping to turn its genetic know-how into the first blood test for picking up early signs of cancer

By Alice Park January 11, 2016

Why Saudi Arabia Is Heating Up Its Cold War With Iran

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute January 5, 2016

Genetic Testing Company 23andMe Returns to Market

23andMe is back as the only company providing genetic profiling information directly to consumers—with some very important changes

By Alice Park October 21, 2015

Researchers Perform First Surgery on the Human Genome

It turns out the human genome can be snipped and tucked and manipulated surgically, just like any organ

By Alice Park October 19, 2015

Researchers Find Spyware in 32 Countries

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By The Aspen Institute October 19, 2015

Scientists Discover 4,500-Year-Old Human DNA in Africa

Discovery offers clues about history of human migration

By Victor Luckerson October 9, 2015

My Obsession with Warren Harding's Mistress

So now it’s official. Nan Britton really did give birth to Warren Harding’s illegitimate daughter back in 1919. DNA testing proves it. Maybe this will finally bring historic credibility to both her and her book...

By Robert Plunket August 17, 2015

What Science Says About Jurassic World’s New Dinosaur

The film may be fun, the premise is cool, but the science says no dice

By Jeffrey Kluger June 8, 2015

The Great Space Twins Study Begins

Scott and Mark Kelly—one in space, one on Earth—go under the microscope for science

By Jeffrey Kluger May 1, 2015

Scientists Discover the Secret to Keeping Cells Young

Researchers say it may be possible to slow and even reverse aging by keeping DNA more stably packed together in our cells

By Alice Park April 30, 2015

Scientists Sequence Woolly Mammoth Genome

Genetic factors may have been responsible for their disappearance

By Helen Regan April 24, 2015

'A Moratorium on Human Gene Editing to Treat Disease Is Critical'

A leading scientist calls for caution on a promising new technology

By Rudolf Jaenisch, MD April 23, 2015

Can Specks of Dust Help Solve Crimes?

Call them the dust busters: Scientists are now able to take a sample of dust, sequence the DNA of its fungi and microbes and figure out where it came from, according to new research published...

By Mandy Oaklander April 15, 2015

Oldest Neanderthal DNA Discovered in Skeleton in Italy

The molecules are from 130,000 to 170,000 years ago

By Alex Rogers April 11, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: March 19

1. Instead of fighting about the Iran nuclear talks, Congress and the White House should be planning smart sanctions in case a deal falls through. By Elizabeth Rosenberg and Richard Nephew in Roll Call 2....

By The Aspen Institute March 19, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: March 13

1. Amid the rancor and theatrics in Washington, it’s easy to forget how remarkable it is that the U.S. and Iran are talking at all. By George Perkovich at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace...

By The Aspen Institute March 13, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: March 4

1. We’re measuring family poverty wrong. We should measure access to opportunity to find out what’s really working. By the Annie E. Casey Foundation 2. Anxiety, depression and more: “Four to five times more” high...

By The Aspen Institute March 4, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: February 25

1. The U.S. wants to hack your phone because it doesn’t have the real spies it needs. By Patrick G. Eddington at Reuters 2. Eight universities account for half of all history professors in the...

By The Aspen Institute February 25, 2015

U.S. Exonerations Hit Record

But not because of DNA evidence

By Josh Sanburn January 27, 2015

A Bad Childhood Can Literally Age You, Study Says

Researchers say childhood adversity and psychiatric disorders may be linked to cellular changes that cause aging

By David Stout January 21, 2015

Most Types of Cancer Just 'Bad Luck,' Researchers Say

Two thirds of cancers could be explained as biological misfortune

By Helen Regan January 2, 2015

There Was a Big Bang for Birds

A sweeping new study tells a long genetic tale

By Jeffrey Kluger December 12, 2014

DNA Tests to Be Performed in 70,000 Rape Cases

Tests have been neglected, in some cases for decades, because of the high cost

By Helen Regan November 12, 2014

Schizophrenia Is 8 Disorders in One

Finding may lead to enhanced and targeted treatment

By Rishi Iyengar September 16, 2014

2 Men Freed After 30 Years in Jail

DNA evidence exonerates two half-brothers convicted of the 1983 rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl

By Josh Sanburn September 2, 2014

How Our Social Networks Impact Our Health

We share more than similar interests with our friends, we share genetics too

By Alexandra Sifferlin July 15, 2014

DNA Study Proves Bigfoot Never Existed

Curse you, reliable DNA studies! Must you spoil all the fun?

By Jeffrey Kluger July 2, 2014

Found: North America's Most Remarkable Skeleton

The extraordinarily complete remains of a 12,000 year old girl shed new light on the origins of the earliest Americans.

By Michael D. Lemonick May 16, 2014

3D Mugshots Created From DNA Samples? It's a Tantalizing Possibility

Scientists have found genes that are associated with defining facial features

By Per Liljas March 21, 2014

Scientists Build a Better, Faster Bionic Plant

It absorbs light 30% faster than a normal plant

By Dan Kedmey March 18, 2014

Watch How Jurassic Park Could Become a Reality

Resurrecting long-dead species of animals, or 'de-extinction', will not be a fantasy for much longer. But how is it possible?

By TIME Video March 13, 2014

The DNA Dilemma: A Test That Could Change Your Life

Know your enemy, we tell ourselves; knowledge is power. Laurie Hunter wanted to know what disease was attacking her daughter Amanda, who by the age of 2 months was not developing normally. Her muscle tone...

By Bonnie Rochman December 24, 2012

What DNA Tests Can't Tell You

Genetic Tests Reveal Six-Inch "Alien" Skeleton Is Actually a Human

Air Pollution May Make Babies' Cells Age Faster

It Might Be Impossible to Get Away With Crime Some Day