When bacteria cells replicate, they do so a little differently than human cells do. They don't undergo mitosis, a splitting ...

Hidden within fish DNA are powerful genetic twists that may explain one of nature’s biggest mysteries: how new species form so quickly. In Lake Malawi, hundreds of cichlid fish species evolved at ...

In brain tissue from people who died with aFTLD-U – a rare subtype of dementia marked by early behavior change – chromosome ...

Scientists reveal a hidden second layer of human DNA, showing how genome folding controls genes and influences disease development.

Our genome isn’t as peaceful as it looks—some DNA elements are constantly trying to disrupt it. Scientists studying fruit flies discovered that key proteins protecting chromosome ends must evolve ...

Project MinE, an international consortium co-founded by researchers at King's College London, has identified new genetic ...

When researching family history, we often hear about DNA tests. For a fee, several companies perform tests that compare the DNA of one person with the DNA of millions of other people. What is DNA? It ...

For a brief time in history, humans and Neanderthals shared the Earth, swapping DNA, but the details of that swapping might not be what you expect.