DNA of 117-year-old woman suggests good genetics, healthy lifestyle choices, and yogurt could contribute to a longer life.

After 30 years, Austin city leaders announced the infamous yogurt shop murders had been solved. Austin Police Chief of Police ...

Scientists are exploring how RNA might have jump-started life four billion years ago and how it's now advancing drug ...

A New York judge on Wednesday allowed DNA evidence obtained through advanced techniques into the forthcoming murder trial of Rex Heuermann, the man accused of being Long Island’s Gilgo Beach serial ...

Previously unmapped sections of the genome explain how cells sense their mechanical environment and could open new paths for ...

These chains come in a wide range of lengths. In humans a typical protein is about 400 amino acids long; some are a lot longer. Molecules of RNA, one of the two nucleic acids, can reach up to 100,000 ...

Leonardo Gomes de Lima, Ph.D., a postdoctoral associate in the Gerton Lab, led the research. The findings show how these chromosome fusions form, why they remain stable, and how repetitive DNA, once ...

Researchers are now exploring how different types of repetitive DNA create genome instability and structurally variant chromosomes.

Kansas City scientists have made a "landmark" discovery that offers new insights into some cases of infertility, miscarriage ...