This statement might sound like a line from a sci-fi movie, but what if life on Earth didn’t start here at all? For decades, ...

An analysis of bones from ancient people who once lived in Colombia has discovered DNA that does not directly connect them to ...

A deeper understanding of how DNA changes over generations helps scientists learn why people differ and how diseases develop. Until recently, many fast-changing parts of the human genome remained ...

What if the story of human origins isn’t as human as we think? This video explores the theory that parts of our DNA may have ...

The Kauai Police Department (KPD) is asking for the public’s help in identifying human remains that were found along the ...

Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human ...

Scientists discover a byproduct of sucralose that can damage DNA, raising new questions about the safety of artificial ...

DNA repair is essential for the maintenance of genomic stability and its failure can lead to human disease. Various DNA repair systems exist, such as base excision repair, nucleotide excision repair, ...

A rapid DNA test found a 99.9% match to DNA samples collected from Scott's parents, meaning that the remains found on ...

Do you really want to know what's in a hot dog? If the answer is no, you should stop reading now. Clear Food, a company that genetically tests food products, decided to investigate. It used genomic ...