Thanks to shows like Chernobyl, most people know that exposure to nuclear radiation is bad for you, but what is it actually ...

Popular genetics tests can’t tell you much about your dog’s personality, according to a recent study. A team of geneticists ...

Life's instructions are written in DNA, but it is the enzyme RNA polymerase II (Pol II) that reads the script, transcribing ...

Some viruses mutate more rapidly than others. Learn more about why that is and what that means for your health.

In an era where public faith in science is growing—and misinformation spreads even faster—DNA testing has become the modern gold standard for truth. Courtrooms treat it as the ultimate “silent witness ...

New DNA analysis of Adolf Hitler's blood-stained sofa fabric reveals potential developmental abnormalities. Researchers found markers suggesting Kallmann syndrome and genital abnormalities. The study ...

Wolf DNA seems to have influenced the size, smelling power and even personality of modern dog breeds, scientists said.

A recent documentary on Hitler’s DNA and the supposed de-extinction of the dire wolf have both sparked widespread backlash from scientists ...

When scientists sequenced the first Neanderthal genomes, they did not just resurrect a lost branch of the human family tree, ...

According to a new British documentary, analysis of Hitler's DNA proves a rare sexual disorder and high risk of mental illness. But linking his behavior to genetics is problematic. Eighty years after ...

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics-meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which genes are expressed in ...

Learn more about what how humans ended up having Neanderthal DNA in their genome and what it means if you have it.