The story of primates is a tale of incredible variety and ancient roots, told through the lens of science, DNA, and time ...

Research suggests that calcium may have played a key role in guiding the development of a specific molecular handedness in primitive polyesters and early biomolecules. A new study from the Earth-Life ...

An international team of researchers co-led by Job Dekker, Ph.D., at UMass Chan Medical School, have identified rules that tell cells how to fold DNA into the tightly packed, iconic X-shaped ...

A new at-home spit test for prostate cancer may be better than current testing methods, a new study has suggested. Experts have developed a new saliva test which analyses genetic variants in a man’s ...

A woman in China who spent nearly 2.4 million yuan (US$332,000) on breast implants which caused severe disability only to discover that they contained the DNA of cattle and moose. Lingling ...

Three genetically engineered wolves that may resemble extinct dire wolves are trotting, sleeping and howling in an ...

Simple blood test using circulating tumor DNA(ctDNA) can accurately detect multiple early-stage cancers in healthy ...

Scientists are now looking to bacteriophage — viruses that infect bacteria — and their potential to treat drug-resistant ...

A team led by Professor Kazuhiro Maeshima of the National Institute of Genetics (ROIS) and SOKENDAI in Japan has developed a ...

Any new owner of 23AndMe’s data will want to find ways to make money from it. Lawmakers have a big opportunity to help keep it safe ...

Deoxyribose is already a naturally occurring sugar in the body, and the gel developed by the research team is biodegradable ...