A new study showed drinking two to three cups of coffee a day, or one to two cups of tea, was associated with a lower risk of ...

The rise of gene editing forces regulators to confront a difficult question: How to protect fair play in the age of genomic medicine.

Studying ancient microbes like this one is risky research, but it can also reveal novel biological mechanisms that inspire ...

The bacteria, discovered by scientists deep inside a cave set into a Romanian mountain range, has 100 genes that would grant ...

The same pathogen can often elicit very different responses from different people. Scientists sought to understand more about ...

No single ‘depression gene’ has been found, but large studies have identified over 100 genetic risk markers on chromosomes ...

Bacterial strains thriving in icy environments could worsen the global antibiotic resistance crisis – or play a role in ...

A new study shows that targeting key epigenetic proteins may permanently switch off cancer genes. Scientists at Monash University, working with Harvard University, report they have found a way to ...

The Pima County Sheriff's Department announced Tuesday that testing done on the gloves did not result in any hits to a massive DNA database of offenders.

Every living organism has its own genetic "blueprint": the source code for how it grows, functions and reproduces. This blueprint is known as a genome. When scientists sequence a genome, they identify ...

George Barber Jr., a Birmingham legend, is celebrated for his deep love for the city he called home.

Scientists have found that a small number of dogs can memorize and recognize the names of dozens of toys. These “gifted word ...