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

DNA pulled from blood stains on a hatchet, a hacksaw, towels and other items found in a Swampscott dumpster almost certainly ...

Paleontologists have made a discovery that can change how we understand dinosaurs. Despite centuries of research into ancient ...

A new study reports that the locations where genes begin are particularly prone to mutations, and these genetic changes can ...

Scripps Research scientists have discovered how some tumors endure DNA damage, revealing a potential new way to target them. The DNA inside our cells is constantly exposed to damage, and one of the ...

Cedars-Sinai scientists have created a new experimental drug called TY1 that helps the body repair damaged DNA and restore ...

Scientists have discovered a tiny bright-orange pumpkin toadlet in Brazil’s cloud forests. Named Brachycephalus lulai, it ...

(THE CONVERSATION) A newly discovered biological signal in the blood could help health care teams and researchers better ...

Appellate court Judges Robert Lawrence-Berrey, Tracy A. Staab and Megan Murphy pressed a Spokane deputy prosecutor and a ...

Colibactin is a powerful toxin produced by Escherichia coli and other bacteria living in the human gut. This highly unstable ...

DNA found on paper bags allowed authorities to match Rhonda Marie Fisher's murder to "one of Colorado's most prolific serial ...

Cedars-Sinai scientists have developed an experimental drug that repairs DNA and serves as a prototype for a new class of ...