A pioneering IVF technique combining DNA from three people to protect a baby from a rare genetic disease has been used in Britain, leading to a healthy cohort of eight babies with no sign of serious disease,

The method, sometimes called “three-person IVF,” combines DNA from a mother, a father, and a donor to help families avoid passing on destructive mutations in mitochondrial DNA.

New Brunswick scientists has unlocked some of the secrets of corn DNA, revealing how specific sections of genetic material control vital traits such as plant architecture and pest resistance.

Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex A. Heuermann is scheduled to be in a Riverhead courtroom Thursday for an ongoing hearing over whether DNA evidence prosecutors say connects him to the killings of several young women will be permitted at his upcoming trial.

The new findings, published in Nature in June, are the first genetic proof that such a society existed in Neolithic China about 4,750 years ago. “Fujia is a pure matrilineal society,” said Ning Chao, a bioscientist at Peking University who led the research.

New research into mitotic chromosomes has found that they are covered in a liquid-like coating that could allow them to bounce off one another, like bumper cars, protecting them from being damaged during cell division.

The Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin is creating a new business incubator program with a $100,000 grant from Main Street America.