In a CRISPR first, recently discovered protein has been found to act as a kind of multipurpose self-destruct system for bacteria.

Cigarette smoking is overwhelmingly the main cause of lung cancer, yet only a minority of smokers develop the disease.

Modern humans evolutionarily split from our chimpanzee ancestors nearly 7 million years ago, yet we are continuing to evolve.

International team of researchers has identified DNA mutations in a gene that senses viral RNA, as a cause of the autoimmune disease lupus.

The missing link isn’t a not-yet-discovered fossil, after all. It’s a tiny, self-replicating globule called a coacervate droplet.

What if you were told there was a completely natural way to stop your body from aging? The trick: You’d have to hibernate.

Scientists have discovered a rare gene in the tumors of some colorectal cancer patients which could lead to more personalized treatments.

Consistent exercise can change not just waistlines but the very molecules in the human body that influence how genes behave.

Scientists have developed a new approach to stopping viral infections: a so-called live-attenuated, replication-defective DNA virus vaccine.

RNA, the molecule that gave rise to life, has been shown to be essential for repairing human genetic material and preventing mutations.

International team of researchers has identified DNA mutations in a gene that senses viral RNA, as a cause of the autoimmune disease lupus.

The use of ancient DNA, including samples of human remains around 45,000 years old, has shed light on a previously unknown aspect of humans

The disease disseminated across Europe, the Middle East and northern Africa claiming up to 60 percent of the population in a large outbreak.

A team of Canadian researchers from Université de Montréal has designed and validated a new class of drug transporters made of DNA.

In the production of one of the origin-of-life molecules, researchers in Spain and Denmark have found a method for attacking cancer cells

Cigarette smoking is overwhelmingly the main cause of lung cancer, yet only a minority of smokers develop the disease.

Unlike in Star Trek, here on nonfictional planet Earth, Borgs are DNA packages that could help humans fight climate change.

In recent years, researchers have extensively examined which genes and gene variants play a role in excess weight.

Bananas are thought to have been first domesticated by people 7,000 years ago on the island of New Guinea. But that history is complicated.

The missing link isn’t a not-yet-discovered fossil, after all. It’s a tiny, self-replicating globule called a coacervate droplet.