An Ice Age double burial in Italy has yielded a stunning genetic revelation. DNA from a mother and daughter who lived over 12,000 years ago shows that the younger had a rare inherited growth disorder, ...

“Burns are a uniquely human injury. No other species lives alongside high temperatures and the regular risk of burning in the way humans do,” study co-author Joshua Cuddihy of Imperial’s Department of ...

There is additional DNA evidence that was found at the residence, and that is also being analyzed,” the sheriff's department ...

Haoyu Cheng, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical informatics and data science at Yale School of Medicine, has developed a new algorithm capable of building complete human genomes using standard ...

The rise of gene editing forces regulators to confront a difficult question: How to protect fair play in the age of genomic medicine.

DNA found on a glove near Nancy Guthrie's home could provide the critical breakthrough investigators have been searching for. The genetic evidence is expected to be entered into FBI databases.

Imagine walking into a courtroom and seeing a cage near the witness stand. Inside sits a bright, alert parrot whose owner was ...

Deep inside a handful of caves, scientists are pulling genetic secrets out of bones, teeth and even the surrounding dirt, and ...

Geneticists have uncovered a faint but persistent signal in modern DNA that points to a vanished branch of humanity, a “ghost ...

The Butler County Coroner's Office has identified human remains found in a Hamilton sewer last August as those of William Lee ...

By tracking DNA methylation patterns and telomere length, scientists found a notable link between theobromine — a compound found in a common treat — and markers tied to slower aging.

Deep in your muscles, an enzyme called AMPD1 helps turn chemical fuel into usable energy. When it does not work well, muscles tire faster.