In 2015, Professor Gervásio Silva Carvalho of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS) in the South region of Brazil received several specimens of sugarcane spittlebugs ...

Inside human cells, biology has pulled off the ultimate packing job, figuring out how to fit six feet of DNA into a nucleus ...

New ultra-detailed imaging exposes the hidden structure and behavior of chromatin condensates — and hints at how their ...

Genome sequencing has been used to determine how much genes influence human characteristics including height and weight, and susceptibility to diseases like Type 2 diabetes, in a study co-led by ...

When cells proliferate, genomic DNA is precisely duplicated once per cell cycle. Abnormalities in this DNA replication process can cause alterations in genomic DNA, promoting cellular ageing, cancer, ...

Investigators found that Umar’s leg had been trapped between the steering wheel and the accelerator after the explosion near Red Fort. The Delhi Police on Thursday said DNA testing has confirmed that ...

Police say they have determined the identity of a woman whose body was found on the Lake Michigan shoreline near New Buffalo in 1988. The Michigan State Police said the remains have been identified as ...

The DNA inside our cells is constantly being damaged, and one of the worst kinds of damage is a double-strand break-when both sides of the DNA helix are cut at once.

Learn how a small section in Neanderthals' DNA gave them a lower jaw that was much larger than human jaws. Jack Knudson is an assistant editor for Discover Magazine who writes articles on space, ...

Whenever people think of Neanderthals, they probably picture a caveman in dire need of a haircut. However, there's more to the quintessential Neanderthal look, especially in their faces. Features like ...