Ancient DNA from 5,500-year-old remains in Colombia reveals syphilis-related bacteria existed some 3,000 years earlier than ...

In 1963, researchers unearthed two Stone Age skeletons that were buried in an embraced position in a cave in Italy. Now, DNA testing has revealed that one of them had a rare genetic condition.

The Beachy Head Woman has carried a heavy burden for a long dead individual, pressed into service as a symbol of modern ...

A young woman who lived nearly two millennia ago along the southern coast of England has been the center of scientific ...

Explosive claims suggest Bigfoot was bioengineered ten thousand years ago with human DNA links, reigniting debate over ...

A genetic breakthrough reveals why mental health conditions often occur together. New research identifies five disorder ...

Using single-cell epigenomic profiling of immune cells from 110 individuals, researchers show that genetic variation and ...

A new study shows that cancer damages its own DNA by pushing key genes to work too hard. Researchers found that the most ...

Every time a cell divides, it must copy its entire genome so that each daughter cell inherits a complete set of DNA. During ...

A new LUMC study has changed our understanding of how cells work. Researchers have discovered that the CFAP20 protein acts as a kind of "traffic controller" on DNA. Without this protein, chaos ensues, ...