"This gap is especially limiting in longevity research, where admixed supercentenarians may harbor unique protective variants ...

Understanding human gene function in living organisms has long been hampered by fundamental differences between species.

A virus that infects nearly all children early in life has, in rare cases, been present within human DNA for thousands of ...

Scientists have turned to artifacts associated with Leonardo da Vinci on a quest to track down the legendary polymath’s ...

Scientists first read the human genome, a three-billion-letter biological book, in April 2003. Since then, researchers have steadily advanced the ability to write DNA, moving far beyond single-gene ...

Fresh fruits and vegetables are invaluable for human health and diet, but their quality deteriorates before reaching ...

A research team led by Zhiping Weng, Ph.D., and Jill Moore, Ph.D."18, at UMass Chan Medical School, has nearly tripled the ...

The work marks the first time an Ice Age animal’s complete genome has been recovered from tissue preserved inside another ...

The remains of a 14,400-year-old woolly rhinoceros recovered from an Ice Age wolf's stomach have given new clues about the demise of the species. Analysis of the rhino's genome suggests the extinct ...

A newly identified enzyme appears to control tau production, brain inflammation, and aging. Researchers at the University of ...

He Jiankui spent three years in prison after creating gene-edited babies. Now back at work, he sees a greater opening for ...