The laws of inheritance are quite unknown,” Charles Darwin acknowledged in 1859. The discovery of DNA’s shape altered how we conceived of life itself.

A new gene-editing technique enables the correction of multiple genetic mutations simultaneously, transforming the prospects for millions living with complex inherited diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and Tay-Sachs.

Sophia Negroponte, 32, had earlier been convicted of second-degree murder in Montgomery County, Md. An appeals court overturned the finding inn 2004.

In an exclusive interview with ClutchPoints, Payton Pritchard details his Celtics' success and a new campaign created by relentlessness.

Photos and letters show how James Watson and Francis Crick raced to uncover the double helix structure of DNA.

DNA isn't just a long string of genetic code, but an intricate 3D structure folded inside each cell. That means the tools used to study DNA need to be just as sophisticated—able to read not only the code itself,

DNA evidence led to the indictment of Michael Harris, already incarcerated on unrelated charges, in a 2000 kidnapping and rape case in Northeast Baltimore, police said.