A new study has revealed that "junk DNA" descended from ancient viruses could play a key role in controlling genes.

A massive DNA study reveals how genes shape your sense of smell and offers new clues about brain health and Alzheimer's risk.

The shocking results of a DNA test give an unusual second chance to a woman and her “soul dog.” ...

Ancient viruses left a legacy in your DNA. And it turns out, that legacy may be helping shape who you are. A recent ...

Authorities said a woman in August 1986 reported to Michigan State Police troopers with the Manistique Post that she had been ...

Franklin County Sheriff Jim Raymond announces the arrrest of the arrest of Jesse Lee Castillo, 51, in the 27 year old murder ...

The story of this potentially paradigmatic development begins where so much of human health begins: the mitochondria.

University of Queensland researchers have developed an affordable, open-source DNA measurement tool that can be built using a ...

Scientists have developed a chemical method to reverse aging in human cells without the need for genetic modification.

The DNA packed inside every human cell contains instructions for life, written in billions of letters of genetic code. Every time a cell divides, the complete code, divided among 46 chromosomes, must ...

A 64-year-old man living in Arizona at the time of his arrest has been charged after DNA linked him to a California cold case ...