In 1963, researchers unearthed two Stone Age skeletons that were buried in an embraced position in a cave in Italy. Now, DNA testing has revealed that one of them had a rare genetic condition.

Every time a cell divides, it must copy its entire genome so that each daughter cell inherits a complete set of DNA. During ...

For almost 60 years, scientists have tried to understand why DNA doesn't replicate wildly and uncontrollably every time a ...

The findings represent the oldest complete set of genetic information from this bacterial group and shed light on its ...

Our genome isn’t as peaceful as it looks—some DNA elements are constantly trying to disrupt it. Scientists studying fruit ...

The Institute of Cancer Research has welcomed NICE’s recommendation of talazoparib in combination with enzalutamide for adults with metastatic prostate cancer, providing a new treatment option for ...

Hidden inside the human body, scientists have uncovered thousands of bizarre RNA loops unlike anything in biology. These microscopic structures don’t act like viruses or bacteria and could rewrite ...

In a way, sequencing DNA is very simple: There's a molecule, you look at it, and you write down what you find. You'd think it would be easy—and, for any one letter in the sequence, it is. The problem ...

A new study found that women in Finland who had a lot of kids—or none—aged faster than those with one or a few kids. But the findings don’t necessarily translate to today’s parents ...

Societe Generale has submitted a project for organizational simplification in France as part of its strategic roadmap focused on sustainable performance, efficiency, and workforce development. The ...