A startling discovery has reignited one of science’s oldest questions: where did life truly begin? Researchers analyzing a ...

One hundred years after the heroic journey to Nome, scientists reveal how Balto's DNA explains his incredible endurance and ...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has typically been connected to head injuries, specifically those suffered by athletes ...

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

Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human ...

Around 45 percent of human DNA is made up of transposable elements, or TEs—genetic leftovers from now-extinct viruses that scientists once believed to be “junk DNA.” But that view is changing, and a ...

MIT researchers discovered that the genome’s 3D structure doesn’t vanish during cell division as previously thought. Instead, ...

Through cutting-edge methods and advanced artificial intelligence analysis, UNC Charlotte researchers leading a ...

New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison reveals that dysfunction in a protein essential to maintaining ...

A mitochondrial DNA study points to at least two waves of migration linking the Americas, China, and Japan- one during the ...

The vestibular system is responsible for the sense of balance in the inner ear. Prolonged use of toxic substances, such as ...