Analyzing a sample from an asteroid named Bennu reveals the chemicals necessary to form DNA and RNA.

NASA scientists found amino acids, key minerals, and nucleobases for DNA in samples from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.

Sunburn has traditionally been attributed to UV-induced DNA damage. However, a new study reveals that RNA, another vital cellular molecule, plays a major role in triggering acute sunburn reactions.

Scientists have found all five nucelobases alongisde minerals essential for life as we know it on the potentially hazardous ...

A team has unearthed new findings about what happens during the minutes and hours after a cell divides, expanding our understanding of human biology -- and potentially leading to better medicines.

Samples returned from an asteroid contain a surprising abundance of the basic ingredients of life. They were discovered to be ...

A team of European researchers is currently aiming to create simple synthetic life forms from scratch using molecules that ...

Scientists demonstrate how T4 bacteriophages can calibrate super-resolution microscopes with nanometer accuracy, enabling ...

"Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics" tells how testimony from a Cold Spring Harbor-based facility once guided both the ...

"For example, if you are a male and your donor is a female and you do a blood DNA test your results will show that you are a ...

Samples contain all five nucleobases of DNA and RNA, supporting theory that asteroids may have seeded Earth with life's ...