Every time a cell copies its DNA, parts of the genome are exposed and vulnerable to damage or errors. Molecular biologist Simon Boulton is interested in how cells spot and repair damage to their DNA, ...

An international team of cave explorers has shown that cave walls and the prehistoric rock art that adorns them can preserve human DNA for thousands of years. Using sterilized scalpels and two layers ...

Scientists have created a programmable drug system that can zero in on cancer cells with unprecedented accuracy. Built from synthetic DNA, it only activates when it detects a precise combination of ...

Ancient DNA can be a powerful tool for helping us reconstruct the long-dead past. Most surviving genetic material comes from ...

After 246 years, Pvt. John Pumphrey is unknown no more. Through DNA testing and old-fashioned sleuthing, the Maryland ...

Millions of people worldwide live with periodontitis, a chronic gum disease that can progressively destroy the tissues and ...

Fox News senior correspondent Claudia Cowan reports on the second day of a preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson on ‘Special Report.’ Here's what's happening at Trump-backed Freedom Fuel gas stations ...

For the very first time, biologists packed nonliving components into a cell-like membrane, piece by piece, and witnessed the bag of molecules start to behave like life. The lab-made synthetic cell ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Edsel Querini/iStock/Getty Images) Over thousands of years, humans living high in the Argentinian Andes have relied on drinking ...

Could the fountain of youth have existed inside our very cells this whole time? That question and it’s potential consequences are explored in a new Pop Mech story called “In a First, Scientists are ...