If your estate plan was created before the DNA testing era—or hasn't been updated to account for these new realities—now is ...

New DNA analysis reveals how the rise and fall of the Roman Empire ultimately shifted the population in the Balkans.

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

A research group has demonstrated that overexpression of Cdc10-dependent transcript 1 (CDT1), a key regulator of DNA ...

Popular genetics tests can’t tell you much about your dog’s personality, according to a recent study. A team of geneticists ...

The rollout of a type of genetic technology called a gene drive for tackling malaria could be edging closer after a lab study ...

A large Mayo Clinic study shows that current guidelines fail to detect nearly 90% of people with familial ...

By looking at maggots’ genes and metabolic changes, investigators can better predict time of death, the researchers said.

New research published in Nature Communications has linked a normal cellular process to an accumulation of DNA mutations in ...

The tool gained prominence in criminal investigations in 2018, when police used it to identify the Golden State Killer, who ...

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

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