Thanks to shows like Chernobyl, most people know that exposure to nuclear radiation is bad for you, but what is it actually ...

Some viruses mutate more rapidly than others. Learn more about why that is and what that means for your health.

Life's instructions are written in DNA, but it is the enzyme RNA polymerase II (Pol II) that reads the script, transcribing ...

A recent documentary on Hitler’s DNA and the supposed de-extinction of the dire wolf have both sparked widespread backlash from scientists ...

New DNA analysis of Adolf Hitler's blood-stained sofa fabric reveals potential developmental abnormalities. Researchers found markers suggesting Kallmann syndrome and genital abnormalities. The study ...

New genetic test results by local environmental groups show that horses are one of the contributing factors to Palma Sola Bay ...

Wolf DNA seems to have influenced the size, smelling power and even personality of modern dog breeds, scientists said.

Brian Walshe faces trial for the murder of his wife, Ana, Monday as opening statements are set to kick off in a Massachusetts ...

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics-meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which genes are expressed in ...

Scientists searching for new ways to combat cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead in the DNA of the bowhead whale.

When scientists sequenced the first Neanderthal genomes, they did not just resurrect a lost branch of the human family tree, ...

A suppressed police report could prove Ronald Sperry Jr. was at work when two elderly sisters were brutally stabbed to death.