Volcanic eruptions on the remote island of Nishinoshima repeatedly wipe the land clean, giving scientists a rare chance to ...

Before a cell divides, its DNA is replicated so that each daughter cell inherits the same genetic information. The two copies ...

Bacteria have long been a key source of lifesaving antibiotics, but most species cannot be grown in the lab—leaving their ...

What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.

Researchers say weight loss treatments should reflect biology, not just body size – and a new study suggests they might be right. Published in Cell Metabolism, the research shows that a simple genetic ...

He says he took over a “beleaguered” department. The new head of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation is Armando Saldate. The CBI has had some highly public missteps; Saldate says he’s eager to get to ...

Rogue DNA rings known as ecDNA may hold the key to cracking glioblastoma’s deadly resilience. Emerging before tumors even ...

Scientists have turned an old idea on its head. A new paper reports that stretches of so-called “junk DNA” can help injured ...

Scientists have uncovered how rogue DNA rings may help spark glioblastoma at its earliest stages. An international research team has shown that rogue rings of DNA that exist outside chromosomes, ...

Scientists discover that a queen ants of the Messor genus produce males from another species to breed hybrid workers in ...

The fish that limbed vertebrates evolved from don't have obvious digit equivalents, and the most common types of fish just ...

Aging, neurological diseases and our bodies' stress response are all linked to the tiny power plants inside each cell known ...