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 ...

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

Findings from a preclinical study demonstrate that Omomyc—the only direct MYC inhibitor to have successfully completed a ...

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.

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

Small, cancer-associated DNA circles "hitchhike" on chromosomes during cell division to spread efficiently to daughter cells ...

The cost of decoding our genetic makeup has plummeted. Just because it’s affordable doesn’t necessarily mean it’s worth doing ...