At the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, scientists created a new way to tell someone’s age using just a bit of DNA. This ...

AN INCREDIBLE hot mic moment among the “Axis of Evil” leaders has cast he spotlight China and Russia’s long-rumbling scheme ...

When scientists cracked the human genome in 2003—sequencing the entire genetic code of a human being—many expected it would ...

When scientists cracked the human genome in 2003 – sequencing the entire genetic code of a human being – many expected it would unlock the secrets of disease. But genetics explained only ...

Scientists begin to pinpoint what’s in food besides fats, carbs and protein - We consume the chemicals in food every day, but we have little idea what they do ...

Researchers at McGill University and the Douglas Institute have identified two specific types of brain cells that are altered in people with depression. The study, published in Nature Genetics, opens ...

SAN DIEGO — A tiny stretch of DNA that’s been quietly evolving in humans for millions of years might hold the key to understanding what makes our brains different from our closest animal relatives.

Arrow worms, or chaetognaths, are strange ocean predators that have puzzled scientists for more than a century. They have transparent, torpedo-shaped bodies, sharp grasping spines near their mouths, ...

科学家对生活在 4500 年前尼罗河谷的一位男性的遗骨进行了 dna 检测，检测结果可能会揭露关于埃及文明是如何兴盛起来的新线索。对这具骨架的分析显示，这名男子五分之一的 dna 都来自于居住在 1500 公里外另一个伟大文明的祖先。这些祖先属于当时的美索不达米亚文明，也就是现今的伊朗地区。

An illustration of E. coli. Scientists have been racing to shrink the genetic code of this bacterium. Kateryna Kon / Science Photo Library via Getty Images The DNA of nearly all life on Earth is made ...

The DNA of nearly all life on Earth contains many redundancies, and scientists have long wondered whether these redundancies served a purpose or if they were just leftovers from evolutionary processes ...