More than a decade after the first Neanderthal genome was sequenced, scientists are still working to understand how ...

The project provides a baseline for tracking microbial-population shifts with land-use changes and global warming.

An international research team at the University of Hong Kong has discovered a human protein known as ANKLE1, which is ...

When your hair starts to gray, it’s easy to blame stress, age, or bad genes. But a new study from Japan suggests that those fading pigments may also be a biological shield. New research suggests that ...

Younger donor age (18-35) is crucial for stem cell transplant success and patient survival; superseding related sibling matches and older donor paradigms.

DNA can sustain serious injuries called double strand breaks, in which both strands of the helix snap. These breaks are among ...

Researchers discovered that a long-misunderstood protein plays a key role in helping chromosomes latch onto the right “tracks” during cell division. Instead of acting like a motor, it works more like ...

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