When people think of DNA, they usually think of genes, the parts that code for proteins and drive inherited traits. But there ...

Fifteen years after the discovery of a new type of human, the Denisovan, scientists discovered its DNA in a fossilized skull. The key? Tooth plaque.

Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) on Friday announced the discovery of four new species of microscopic parasitic wasps. These wasps, belonging to genus Idris Förster (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae), were ...

A new hereditary condition has been discovered that affects patients' ability to repair DNA—leaving them both at greater risk of developing blood cancer, and unable to repair some of the damage ...

Scientists with the NIH-backed SMaHT Network are mapping every DNA mutation in the human body, creating a groundbreaking ...

The lead prosecutor tasked with finding justice for four University of Idaho students killed in a grisly quadruple stabbing ...

A groundbreaking discovery has revealed the complete genome of a man who lived in Ancient Egypt over 4,500 years ago, during ...

While AI-driven approaches tout increased speed and lower costs, commercial interests compromise scientific collaboration.

Franklin W. Stahl, an American molecular biologist whose landmark 1957-58 experiment with colleague Matthew Meselson revealed ...