When two of the most powerful people in the world enthusiastically discuss how science is on the verge of finding the secret ...

A naturally occurring gene called Cyclin A2 (CCNA2), which turns off after birth in humans, can actually make new, functioning heart cells and help the heart repair itself from injury, including a ...

The genetic link between bones discovered thousands of miles away from each other suggests a prehistoric migration route.

A team of Chinese scientists has uncovered a hidden 3D structure in rice DNA that allows the crop to grow more grain while using less nitrogen fertilizer.

A study led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators reveals how melanoma, the deadliest form of skin ...

From a quick online survey to a 77-gene DNA test, the initiative empowers patients across Missouri and beyond to take control ...

DNA shines a light back into the past, showing us things that fossils can't. But how far back can that light extend? Some of the oldest DNA sequences come from mastodon and polar bear fossils about 50 ...

A new University of Kentucky study used environmental DNA (eDNA) to search 90 sites across 73 rivers for Eastern hellbenders—large, secretive salamanders nicknamed "snot otters" and "lasagna lizards" ...

In a study published in Stem Cell Reports, researchers from the University of Michigan investigated which signals control the ...

A team of Chinese scientists has uncovered a hidden 3D structure in rice DNA that allows the crop to grow more grain while ...

Decades of research has viewed DNA as a sequence-based instruction manual ... and biological properties that encode cell behavior,” Szleifer said. The study suggests that the geometric code may have ...

Researchers have identified molecular mechanisms behind age-related memory decline — and shown they can be reversed.