Learn more about what how humans ended up having Neanderthal DNA in their genome and what it means if you have it.

The world’s polar bear population is projected to decline by two-thirds by 2050.

To our immune system, a potentially lifesaving gene therapy can look a lot like a dangerous infection. That's because most ...

When cells proliferate, genomic DNA is precisely duplicated once per cell cycle. Abnormalities in this DNA replication ...

The cost of decoding our genetic makeup has plummeted. Just because it’s affordable doesn’t necessarily mean it’s worth doing ...

DNA can sustain serious injuries called double strand breaks, in which both strands of the helix snap. These breaks are among ...

UC San Diego researchers uncover enzyme behind cancer genome chaos, pointing to potential therapies for aggressive tumors.

An international research team has identified a human protein, ANKLE1, as the first DNA-cutting enzyme (nuclease) in mammals ...

While modern octopuses have DNA that consistently gets reshuffled, resulting in some chromosomal mixing, the researchers ...