Ancient viruses left a legacy in your DNA. And it turns out, that legacy may be helping shape who you are. A recent ...

A new study has revealed that "junk DNA" descended from ancient viruses could play a key role in controlling genes.

The DNA packed inside every human cell contains instructions for life, written in billions of letters of genetic code. Every time a cell divides, the complete code, divided among 46 chromosomes, must ...

He also proved to be 12 percent Saint Bernard, 10 percent German wirehaired pointer and 9 percent each of chow chow and ...

Scientists have developed a chemical method to reverse aging in human cells without the need for genetic modification.

The story of this potentially paradigmatic development begins where so much of human health begins: the mitochondria.

Imagine a lone DNA strand bringing to an end decades of suffering for a family without rhyme or reason. That’s what happened ...

Authorities said a woman in August 1986 reported to Michigan State Police troopers with the Manistique Post that she had been ...

A 64-year-old man living in Arizona at the time of his arrest has been charged after DNA linked him to a California cold case ...

A former deputy district attorney believes Barry Morphew will pursue an alternate suspect defense in his wife Suzanne's ...

Franklin County Sheriff Jim Raymond announces the arrrest of the arrest of Jesse Lee Castillo, 51, in the 27 year old murder ...