King’s College London researchers discovered that parts of our DNA once thought to be “junk” can actually help destroy cancer ...

Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human ...

Scientists discover a byproduct of sucralose that can damage DNA, raising new questions about the safety of artificial ...

Recent scientific breakthroughs have transformed the once-dismissed non-coding DNA, or “junk DNA,” into a targeted weapon ...

Remains of some of the 300,000 soldiers who died on the retreat from Moscow reveal two bacterial diseases that probably added ...

Scientists at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have, for the first time, identified the exact location where human chromosomes break and fuse to form Robertsonian chromosomes. The discovery ...

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...

Scientists discovered that a blood molecule called CtBP2 may play a major role in how we age. It helps regulate metabolism ...

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The human skeleton — our internal framework that includes bones and cartilage — evolved over millions of years. It comprises an axial skeleton, which consists of the skull and the spine, as well as an ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A “John Doe” will finally be laid to rest with his family, 30 years after his body was found near the St. Johns Bridge. The Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office has finally ...

Viruses are masters at taking over our cells: They disable our defenses and hijack the cellular machinery in order to multiply successfully. For example, the herpes simplex virus 1, which causes ...