For decades, biologists treated DNA as a static string of letters, a linear code that cells read like text on a page. A new ...

Cancer isn't just about broken genes—it's about broken architecture. Imagine a city where roads suddenly vanish, cutting off ...

Scientists discovered that the first 100 base pairs of human genes are unusually prone to mutations, especially during the ...

With a new study in the journal Cell, researchers at Stanford University and Stockholm University have contributed to ...

Ancient DNA from southern Africa is rewriting the story of our species, revealing that some early humans in this region lived ...

Human gene maps contain major blind spots because they were built largely from the DNA sequences of people with European ...

A new study reports that the locations where genes begin are particularly prone to mutations, and these genetic changes can ...

Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia.

A Nobel laureate, he identified an enzyme that cuts DNA, laying the groundwork for milestones in scientific research and ...

Wolf DNA seems to have influenced the size, smelling power and even personality of modern dog breeds, scientists said.