Microscopic tunnels hidden inside desert rock are forcing scientists to rethink how ancient life spread across Earth. These ...

A deadly fire at Karachi's Gul Plaza Mall has claimed 26 lives, with 81 people still unaccounted for. Rescue teams continue ...

The human genome has to be carefully organized so it will fit inside of the nuclei of cells, while also remaining accessible ...

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have discovered a way to target RNA that could lead to new treatment options for ...

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have discovered a way to target RNA that could lead to new treatment options for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), the most common adult-onset form of ...

Plastic trash lining a mountain trail might not seem like the start of a chemistry breakthrough, but for Yuwei Gu, it was.

Ushikuvirus is a newly identified giant virus that infects amoebas, adding to a growing group of oversized viruses that scientists believe may have played an important role in the emergence of complex ...

Non-coding DNA is essential for both humans and trypanosomes, despite the large evolutionary divergence between these two species.

DNA reveals that in prehistoric China, men remained in their community, while women joined new family lineages.

The longest living vertebrate on Earth may have a thing or two to teach us about maintaining our eyesight into old age. New ...

In its effort to correlate genomic structure with gene function, the 4D Nucleome Consortium (4DN), led by Job Dekker, Ph.D., ...

New Mexico State Police announced that DNA evidence has resulted in charges being recently filed against a man accused of ...