Recent research has uncovered a fascinating mechanism in the nematode worm C. elegans that could have profound implications ...

A newly discovered protein from Earth's toughest animal is inspiring breakthrough therapies for cancer and cardiovascular disease.

New research posits that a genetic incompatibility between female offspring of humans and Neanderthals and their children ...

Researchers have discovered a new genetic link to the most common type of bone cancer among children and young ...

The genetic link between bones discovered thousands of miles away from each other suggests a prehistoric migration route.

An international research team led by Hiroki Shibuya at RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan has ...

One hundred years after the heroic journey to Nome, scientists reveal how Balto's DNA explains his incredible endurance and ...

Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human ...

Scientists analyzed data from more than one million users of 23andMe and found associations between certain genes and stuttering ...

The Fast-Twitch Gene You Didn't Know You Had Your DNA might be giving you an edge or could be holding you back. The ACTN3 ...

A team of Chinese scientists has uncovered a hidden 3D structure in rice DNA that allows the crop to grow more grain while ...