The craze to know the secrets held by your DNA has hit home. One of my daughters expressed a Christmas wish for the popular kit that promises the answers to the riddles of your heredity. The ...

Researchers are using strands of DNA to build structures - pyramids, cubes and octahedrons - 2,000 times smaller than the width of a hair, writes Dick Ahlstrom DNA carries the blueprint of all life.

Scientists have taken a bold and controversial step toward creating synthetic human DNA from scratch, a move some critics liken to 'playing God.' The research aims to unlock new treatments for ...