Louis XIV's real cause of death has been revealed after a team of researchers studied DNA from his mummified heart. The King ...

The DNA of a former corrections officer at the Atlantic County jail charged with sexually assaulting an inmate was found on ...

The findings of a new academic paper suggest that warming winters are causing damage to the DNA of some lizards.

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

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

The DNA inside our cells is constantly being damaged, and one of the worst kinds of damage is a double-strand break—when both ...

Bestselling author Sophie Kinsella, 55, known for the Shopaholic series, has died from glioblastoma, an aggressive brain ...

New research suggests a compound in dark chocolate, theobromine, may slow biological aging. Scientists observed a link ...

A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA.

Jurors were shown surveillance video of Brian Walshe's movements and purchases made after the disappearance of his wife, whom he is accused of killing and dismembering.

Gout is often blamed on overindulgence in alcohol or unhealthy eating, but research suggests genetics plays a much bigger ...

A recent study revealed a gap in genetic screening for familial hypercholesterolemia, a condition causing high cholesterol ...