Scientists have deciphered the genome of the bacterium behind the world's first recorded pandemic that swept through the eastern Mediterranean about 1,500 years ago. Researchers found Yersinia pestis, ...

DNA doesn’t knot under stress. A new study finds it coils into plectonemes, reshaping models of genome mechanics. For decades ...

Unexpected slowdowns or spikes in this signal were often interpreted as knots in DNA. But now, a new study published Aug. 12 ...

A new study by researchers from Montefiore’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine has found that a rare genetic mutation that ...

A new study focused on multiple myeloma, the second most common blood cancer, may lead to better ways to group patients by ...

A new analysis of ancient DNA and archaeology from Newgrange challenges the sensational idea that incestuous royals once ruled Neolithic Ireland. The experts argue that the famous skull fragment known ...

Scientists at Kyoto University have uncovered a hidden protein complex that organizes DNA in sperm stem cells, a discovery ...

Once dismissed as “junk” DNA, ancient viruses embedded in the human genome play a key role in early human development, ...

Increased testosterone levels are a consistent hormonal abnormality in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). This ...

Thousands of years ago, groups of ancient people made the dangerous journey across the icy land bridge of the Bering Strait ...

DNA analysis reveals how ancient horse breeding prioritized calm temperament before selecting for rideable bodies.

A research group led by the University of Osaka has discovered that the DNA repair enzyme Polβ plays a crucial role in ...