A groundbreaking DNA study reveals how genetic mutations pass through generations, offering new insights into disease and ...

To Ringbauer’s surprise, people from Mediterranean outposts of Phoenician culture—also known as Punic people—shared no ...

Certain DNA sequences can form structures other than the canonical double helix. These alternative DNA conformations—referred ...

Ingrida Domarkienė, a geneticist at Vilnius University in Lithuania, discusses the exciting developments made possible by studying ancient and modern DNA.

A woman and toddler whose remains were discovered scattered along an oceanfront highway not far from the victims of Long Island’s infamous Gilgo Beach killings were identified Wednesday as an Army ...

A woman and her child whose remains were discovered scattered along an oceanfront highway not far from Long Island’s Gilgo ...

Early life stress (ELS) can have surprising benefits for female mice, leading to improved emotional regulation and cognitive ...

A team of researchers has used advanced DNA sequencing to develop the most comprehensive atlas yet of genetic change through ...

Found at the Takarkori rock shelter in Libya, these mummies, the remains of female herders, belong to a population that ... a departure from the typical nomadic lifestyle of many early humans, ...

Human life starts as a single cell that divides numerous times to create an entire human body consisting of trillions of cells. To maintain genome stability, cells need to faithfully replicate their ...

The sensitive data found in wastewater — including human DNA and prescribed or illicit drugs — can also give researchers more information about the general health of the community.