Learn how ancient DNA from human remains provided the first direct evidence that a common childhood virus has been part of ...

Science is searching for the secret to their extreme longevity from many angles. But scientists still hadn’t covered the ...

Johns Hopkins University geneticists and a small army of researchers across the country, including students, are working to ...

Researchers discover a unique genetic code in Antarctic archaea that encodes a rare amino acid, potentially advancing protein ...

Blood cancer is an umbrella term for a variety of diseases that affect the blood, bone marrow and lymphatic system. Like most ...

Brenna Henn had a long-term grant to study the genetic diversity of Africans and people of African descent. Then her N.I.H.

Around 45 percent of human DNA is made up of transposable elements, or TEs—genetic leftovers from now-extinct viruses that scientists once believed to be “junk DNA.” But that view is changing, and a ...

A new CRISPR breakthrough shows scientists can turn genes back on without cutting DNA, by removing chemical tags that act ...

Mosquitoes carry DNA from dozens of animals, creating tiny “libraries” of wildlife. Researchers show these insects could ...

The new storage system could hold family photos, cultural artifacts and the master versions of digital artworks, movies, ...

Abortion is called “health care”; in reality, it is the killing of a developing human life. The slogan “my body, my choice” ...

Samsung Biologics will acquire the Rockville assets for $280m, with closing expected by the end of first quarter of 2026.