New research challenges long-standing assumptions about human evolution, revealing that natural selection has been more ...

Scientists have captured the most detailed structural images to date of a specific type of protein's DNA repair process, a ...

Scientists at Stanford University have discovered that DRT3, a unique defense system found in bacteria, creates DNA to ...

After more than 40 years and three wrongful convictions, authorities says they have the man responsible for the 1984 Long ...

A remarkable genetic breakthrough has uncovered what may be one of the clearest snapshots yet of a Neanderthal “community” ...

Everyday DNA mutations can help us understand immune function and aging—and even mitigate harm caused by some inherited ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new picture of human origins that challenges the long-held idea of a single ancestral ...

Ancient DNA analysis has revealed a rare instance of two siblings being buried together in an Anglo-Saxon grave. The grave in ...

Civil rights attorney Shari Karney notes how DNA technology has solved a Ted Bundy case after 50 years, providing closure to ...

A system once tied to DNA organization in cyanobacteria has evolved into a structure that shapes the cell itself. This shift ...

Margarita Dangel is retired from the Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Network. This op-ed was contributed by The French ...

Genomic data provides evidence for a previously unknown wave of migration, with Indigenous groups living in central and ...