Humans appear to have the genes for a full coat of body hair, but evolution has disabled them, scientists at University of Utah report.

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

Researchers are one step closer to making a multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test, that can detect over 50 types of cancer.

Pearl oysters are an important animal for farming in Japan as they produce the beautiful pearls, which are of economic value.

Researchers of the University of Bern and the Insel Hospital determined new targets for drug development for this cancer type.

The first discovery of viruses infecting a group of microbes that may include the ancestors of all complex life has been found.

Moving in time to musical rhythm is so automatic that people are often not conscious of the exquisite coordination that it demands.

A three-year-old consortium has finally filled in that remaining DNA, providing the first complete, gapless genome sequence.

A global effort to map the genomes of all plants, animals, fungi and other microbial life on Earth, is entering a new phase.

Humans’ oldest companion, the dog, was first domesticated at least 20,000 years ago. The ancient dogs were an essential part of life.

To accelerate discoveries for cancer patients, we need new ways to bring together the different types of complex data we generate.

Today, more than 10 percent of all global marriages occur among first or second cousins. Ancient humans rarely chose their cousins as mates.

An international team of scientists says it has sequenced and assembled the entirety of the human genome, including parts that were missed