Japanese researchers used a nonviral piggyBac system to genetically modify cynomolgus monkeys, enabling more accurate disease ...

A new study suggests a far more intricate genetic tapestry is involved in the ultimate ancestry of people in Japan.

Genetic engineering in non-human primates has long been limited by the need for virus-based gene delivery methods. Recently, ...

Mouse cells tweaked to produce the tardigrade protein incurred less DNA damage than unaltered cells — hinting at a new tool for cancer patient care.

As darkness fell across a mountain in Malaysia, a “vampire”-like creature crawled inside a burrow near the road and waited. But the night wouldn’t be restful. Passing scientists spotted the lurking ...

Cambridge University researchers have uncovered evidence that two distinct populations of ancient hominins, separated for ...

A new study examines cancer prevalence across hundreds of vertebrate species. Every multicellular creature, whether soaring ...

Roughly 8,000-year-old remains unearthed from present-day Tunisia held a surprise: European hunter-gatherer ancestry.

Animal physiology is the scientific study of the life-supporting properties, functions and processes of animals or their parts. The discipline covers key homeostatic processes, such as the ...

So even DNA underestimated the number of animals killed by cats. "The DNA is good, but it's not infallible, and a lot of that is because we're trying to get DNA from cat saliva found on the ...

Conservation scientists from UNSW Sydney have used DNA technology to identify feral cats as the primary predators responsible for the deaths of reintroduced native animals at two conservation ...

How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats likely carried the pets with them along the Silk Road 1,400 years ago.