Do you smell cinnamon and immediately think of comfort, warm desserts and childhood memories? Or do you turn up your nose, ...

A spider species that has gone in reverse during evolution has left scientists stumped. This Dysdera tilosensis has reduced ...

A groundbreaking cattle genome has given researchers their clearest look yet at what makes Wagyu beef so special. By ...

Beachy Head woman grew up locally in Roman Britain, according to new genetic and chemical analysis of a 2,000-year-old ...

Ancient DNA still flowing in our veins may explain why some people defy age, and reach 100 with their health intact.

In the recent study on pain, researchers investigated three variations in the SCN9A gene, and reported greater pain ...

The longest living vertebrate on Earth may have a thing or two to teach us about maintaining our eyesight into old age. New ...

Albuquerque-based EquiSeq is a biotech company developing DNA tests for inherited muscle diseases, like muscle integrity ...

Link found between super-agers, or people with exceptional longevity, to inherited DNA from Ice Age hunter-gatherer ...

New DNA analysis of ancient Siberian mummies uncovers the secrets of the Yakut people.

Students will have an opportunity to explore minute details of the natural world when the Bermuda Zoological Society unveils ...

Researchers from Radboud university medical center and University of Basel have discovered new genetic causes of inherited ...