A man's world was turned upside when he discovered that he wasn't the biological father to his sons. Jay Skibbens, from Illinois, already had a sinking feeling when he mailed off two DNA kits. His ...

A good portion of human DNA is what scientists refer to as "junk" -- stuff left over from ancient viruses and such. But maybe ...

But a novel technique is allowing us to peer back further than DNA's expiration date in Africa, to answer long-standing ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with international institutions, has ...

A research team has successfully identified a novel DNA damage repair pathway in human cells. This study is the first to ...

Swansea University has helped uncover a surprising new role for platelets—one that could significantly advance early cancer ...

Once on the brink during the last ice age, great white sharks made a remarkable recovery globally, but their DNA reveals a baffling story. Classic migration explanations fail, leaving scientists with ...

Mars still holds the promise of being one of the first places in the solar system humanity will colonize. However, if there ...

"We got them together for a park playdate yesterday and it was one of my favorite afternoons ever," the owner wrote. "They ...

The motion follows filings in June that claimed a roommate may have been present when UNC-Chapel Hill student Faith Hedgepeth ...