A new study from the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) in London, UK reveals how ancient viral DNA once written off as ...

Researchers have revealed that so-called “junk DNA” contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to ...

Genetic ancestry is a concept that has long captured people’s imaginations. It’s no surprise that it’s been turned into a ...

It's a common storytelling trope: the stubborn foe who is eventually revealed to be a much-needed friend. Biology has its own ...

Imagine if you could fix a spelling mistake in a long document with just one click. Now, imagine doing the same with the genetic code of a plant or even a human cell. That’s ...

An ancient woman thought to have hailed from sub-Saharan Africa and therefore to have been the first known Black Briton actually had fairer skin and was from southern England, researchers using new ...

Oestrogens, the main female sex hormone, although they also perform some functions in men, are involved in a myriad of processes, which is why the ...

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New research suggests that indoor tanning may age skin at the genetic level far faster than previously believed, potentially ...

SACRAMENTO, CA – Dr. Vipul Mankad’s new book arrives at the intersection of medicine, memory, and meaning. ‘When Science ...

UNR Med Ph.D. candidate, Lauryn Massic M.S., is engaged in work around antimicrobial resistance, genetics and infectious disease. She's also a student-athlete.

A sprawling illegal trade in prenatal testing has triggered alarm – less about illegal sex selection than about who might end ...