A new genomic method has enabled multiple people with rare conditions to receive diagnoses that were previously unattainable ...

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 ...

Sections of DNA once dismissed as dormant and useless could in fact be recruited to fight certain types of drug-resistant ...

Genetic tweaks allowed early humans to stand, balance and walk on two legs instead of moving on all fours like other primates, according to researchers.

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers discovered Neanderthal DNA at a site in Crimea, revealing genetic and cultural links to Asian populations.

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

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

Aboriginal Australian culture has long been recognized as humanity's oldest continuous living culture, with scientific literature estimating their arrival on the continent at 65,000 years ago. However ...

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.… ...

In the mid-16th century the hyper-violent forces of Spanish conquistadors burned, tortured, raped and spread diseases as they made their way across Mesoamerica in the name of their one god. Yet they ...