Genetic tweaks allowed early humans to stand, balance and walk on two legs instead of moving on all fours like other primates, according to researchers.

At times, aging doesn’t become evident in wrinkles or in gray hair, it occurs deep inside your body, in cells that have ...

The RAD52-DNA complex is a dynamic guardian of genomic stability. When this balance falters, cells may either self-destruct or, worse, turn cancerous.

As Russia and the United States measured strength over Venezuela, China introduced what it calls a sixth-generation fighter jet, presenting the aircraft publicly for the first time. The People’s ...

Two small changes in human DNA may have played a big role in helping our ancestors walk upright, researchers say.

The genetic link between bones discovered thousands of miles away from each other suggests a prehistoric migration route.

The study published in Nature found Bowhead whales have molecules that can help repair damaged DNA, a defence that helps fight cancer .

A new medication for treatment-resistant depression may help a subset of people who carry a specific genetic marker.

But while COVID-19 vaccines are the best-known application of mRNA to date, they're far from the first. RNA has a similar ...

This important study presents a thoughtful design and characterization of chimeric influenza hemagglutinin (HA) head domains combining elements of distinct receptor-binding sites. The results provide ...

Spaceflight rewires the human body. Muscles shrink, bones thin and fluids shift towards the brain – but these changes may ...

DNA shines a light back into the past, showing us things that fossils can't. But how far back can that light extend? Some of the oldest DNA sequences come from mastodon and polar bear fossils about 50 ...