Ancient DNA from 5,500-year-old remains in Colombia reveals syphilis-related bacteria existed some 3,000 years earlier than previously known, says a new study.

A young woman who lived nearly two millennia ago along the southern coast of England has been the center of scientific ...

In 1963, researchers unearthed two Stone Age skeletons that were buried in an embraced position in a cave in Italy. Now, DNA testing has revealed that one of them had a rare genetic condition.

A genetic breakthrough reveals why mental health conditions often occur together. New research identifies five disorder ...

Explosive claims suggest Bigfoot was bioengineered ten thousand years ago with human DNA links, reigniting debate over ...

Every time a cell divides, it must copy its entire genome so that each daughter cell inherits a complete set of DNA. During ...

Using single-cell epigenomic profiling of immune cells from 110 individuals, researchers show that genetic variation and ...

A new study shows that cancer damages its own DNA by pushing key genes to work too hard. Researchers found that the most ...

As people age, their immune systems deteriorate. This makes them more susceptible to infections and can mean that vaccines ...