But while experts now know a fair amount about ancient Egyptian life, they still understand very little about the ...

Macquarie University researchers have discovered a naturally occurring protein found in human cells plays a powerful role in repairing damaged DNA—the molecule that carries the genetic instructions ...

Using an inexpensive electrode coated with DNA, MIT researchers have designed disposable diagnostics that could be adapted to detect a variety of diseases, including cancer or infectious diseases such ...

Your DNA is continually damaged by sources both inside and outside your body. One especially severe form of damage called a double-strand break involves the severing of both strands of the DNA ...

After years of collecting consumer DNA, genetic testing companies are monetizing the data. But who should profit — the ...

New imaging tools reveal how within an hour of infection, the virus begins to alter our chromosomes to kick-start its own replication.

Eggs and embryos from people with polycystic ovary syndrome have altered patterns of so-called epigenetic tags, which could explain how the condition is inherited ...

Researchers surveyed the DNA of more than 200 cats spanning the last 9,000 years, including ancient Romanian cat remains, Egyptian cat mummies, and modern African wildcat specimens.

A DNA Technique Is Finding Women Who Left Their Babies for Dead Genetic genealogy is identifying the mothers of deceased newborns found abandoned, shedding light on crimes that went unsolved for ...

Researchers have found a new way to optimise the design molecular motors, bringing us one step closer to making synthetic molecular machines a reality ...