Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps ...

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Breakthroughs in DNA science help solve a case that remained unsolved for decades, bringing long-awaited answers ...

A piece of resin gum from 5,700 years ago reveals the DNA, diet, and microbes from the body of a prehistoric woman.

DNA holds our genetic blueprints, but its cousin, RNA, conducts our daily lives I n 1957, just four years after Francis Crick ...

Sept. 11, 2001 pushed many advances in fire science, DNA recovery and disaster response, but many cannot be seen by the naked ...

Some viruses come and go after making us sick, but some have become a part of us, passed down by our ancestors. San Diego ...

A map of DNA methylation changes in human organs—from the stomach to the retinas—could help researchers discover more targets ...

A group of scientists has sequenced the genome of a man who was buried in Egypt around 4,500 years ago. The study offers rare insight into the genetic ancestry of early Egyptians and reveals links to ...

Researchers including those at the University of Tokyo have made a surprising discovery hiding in people’s mouths: Inocles, ...

Researchers, including those at the University of Tokyo, have made a surprising discovery hiding in people's mouths: Inocles, ...