An international research team has identified a human protein, ANKLE1, as the first DNA-cutting enzyme (nuclease) in mammals ...

A new study has developed a powerful computational method that can detect how genes interact with each other to influence ...

Geneticist Professor Turi King paints a more vivid picture of history through her work and her most recent project was her most controversial to date ...

Colibactin is a powerful toxin produced by Escherichia coli and other bacteria living in the human gut. This highly unstable ...

A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA.

A research team uncovered the most comprehensive genomic landscape to date for the kiwifruit genus Actinidia, constructing a ...

Whether they are a Siamese, Persian, Maine Coon, or Domestic Shorthair, there are hundreds of millions of cats living with ...

After federal judge denied relief, Stephen Treiber asks U.S. appeals court to review canine DNA evidence and set aside death ...

Inside human cells, biology has pulled off the ultimate packing job, figuring out how to fit six feet of DNA into a nucleus ...

Many of the ancient southern Africans, including those who lived between about 10,200 and 1,400 years ago, "fall outside the ...

In the north, distinctive lineages such as M27, M28, and M29′Q trace deep roots in New Guinea and Near Oceania, while in the ...