A naturally occurring gene called Cyclin A2 (CCNA2), which turns off after birth in humans, can actually make new, functioning heart cells and help the heart repair itself from injury, including a ...

DNA shines a light back into the past, showing us things that fossils can't. But how far back can that light extend? Some of the oldest DNA sequences come from mastodon and polar bear fossils about 50 ...

This statement might sound like a line from a sci-fi movie, but what if life on Earth didn’t start here at all? For decades, ...

DNA evidence links both a hydraulic lift purchased by Gregory Grant Hobson and blood found at a rural Fresno County crime scene to his slain wife, Anu Anand Hobson, a forensic analyst testified ...

Scientists used DNA testing on 1,200-year-old feces to detect E. coli, pinworms, and Giardia in ancient Mexico, and found ...

Human remains found in an abandoned home in Georgia nearly four years ago have been identified by Othram, a forensic laboratory, as Christopher Lamont Williams ...

A humble kitchen spice could pack a powerful antiviral punch. Researchers have found that compounds in cardamom seeds can ...

Researchers have created human embryos by taking nuclei from ordinary skin cells, placing them into donated eggs, and ...

Carroll County News Carroll County authorities are seeking donations to help pay for specialized DNA analysis on human remains discovered last year in Eureka Springs.… ...

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...

You can always be judged by your scars. This is the idea that sums up one of the new advances in basic and biomedical research published in the journal Science by the Spanish National Cancer Research ...

Our ancient past isn't always buried history. When it comes to our DNA, nearly 9% of the human genome is made up of leftover genetic material from ancient viruses (called endogenous retroviruses or ...