Learning about your genetics and ancestry is easier than ever. All you need to do is choose from the many DNA ancestry tests available online, receive your kit and send back the required DNA samples.

DNA polymerases carry out crucial functions in many DNA metabolic processes. Polymerases catalyse the addition, using a template, of complementary nucleotides to the 3′ end of DNA primer strands.

Comparison of that ancient DNA with modern human DNA showed that the two species had interbred and that people today still carry the genetic fingerprint of that intermixing. Since then ...

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows. This means ...

Of course, though, testing a child's parentage based on physical features is far too subjective — that's typically where DNA tests come in. Such tests can offer a far more scientific way of ...

Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA, and president and co-founder of DNA Bridge, Durham, North Carolina, USA. Conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, Syria and elsewhere have ...

Eid Al Fitr is a joyous celebration marking the end of Ramadan, bringing families and communities together in gratitude and ...

Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, attended this evening a reception hosted by ...

The number of home DNA test kits offering nutrition and diet advice matched to your genes is growing. They’re based on the idea that each of us responds to foods differently, in part due to our ...

After the holy month of Ramadan draws to a close, Muslims around the world will then prepare to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. This year, depending on the moon's sighting, the significant event is ...

It's currently half past one in the morning. Eid tomorrow so we are excited for that. Bye! SARA: At Eid al-Fitr Muslims all over the world get together to pray and party like at these festivals in ...

Ramadan and Eid ul-Fitr are coming around quickly. The holy month is due towards the end of February or the beginning of March this year. Though there are some early forecasts, moon sightings will ...