Donald Lawless, a man originally from Ohio with a long criminal history, has been identified as the suspect in Marilyn Decker ...

DNA shines a light back into the past, showing us things that fossils can't. But how far back can that light extend? Some of the oldest DNA sequences come from mastodon and polar bear fossils about 50 ...

This statement might sound like a line from a sci-fi movie, but what if life on Earth didn’t start here at all? For decades, ...

Some scientists instead believe Dsup acts like a shield. In this model, Dsup coats and physically blocks radiation from striking DNA. Others think it boosts the cell’s repair machinery, fixing damage ...

As humans age, we become more vulnerable to cancer and other diseases. Bowhead whales, however, can live for up to 200 years ...

Feinberg School of Medicine New research reveals the second language of the human genome – one not written in its chemical letters but in its physical shape. Scientists have long thought of DNA as an ...

Authorities have identified human remains found more than three years ago belonging to Lisa Marie Vernon, a 56-year-old woman ...

Scientists used DNA testing on 1,200-year-old feces to detect E. coli, pinworms, and Giardia in ancient Mexico, and found ...

Scientists discover a byproduct of sucralose that can damage DNA, raising new questions about the safety of artificial ...

Human remains found in an abandoned home in Georgia nearly four years ago have been identified by Othram, a forensic laboratory, as Christopher Lamont Williams ...

Frogs have made significant contributions to Fred Hutch science over the years as a model organism that shares much of our ...

King’s College London researchers discovered that parts of our DNA once thought to be “junk” can actually help destroy cancer ...