Learn more about what how humans ended up having Neanderthal DNA in their genome and what it means if you have it.

In the past twenty years, major technological advances in extracting and analyzing DNA have transformed the ability to ...

If your estate plan was created before the DNA testing era—or hasn't been updated to account for these new realities—now is ...

The DNA inside our cells is constantly being damaged, and one of the worst kinds of damage is a double-strand break—when both ...

A new study reports that the locations where genes begin are particularly prone to mutations, and these genetic changes can ...

That same DNA testing confirmed Jackson was the mother of a two-year-old girl whose remains were discovered in 2011 near ...

Based on genetic material preserved in birch bark tar from Estonia, researchers found that the teen likely had brown hair and ...

After two decades in the making, scientists have cracked the code on a drug that can repair DNA, setting the scene for a new ...

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

When DNA breaks, cells must repair it accurately to prevent harmful mutations. Researchers have discovered that during a key ...

By looking at maggots’ genes and metabolic changes, investigators can better predict time of death, the researchers said.

The Jomon people—who eventually settled in what is now Japan—share little, if any, genetic connection to the Denisovan population that’s spread throughout Eurasia.