Human DNA contains roughly 3 billion letters of genetic code. However, we understand only a fraction of what this vast ...

Scientists have revealed how certain immune cells may be quietly helping prostate cancer grow—and how blocking them could help the body fight back.

Scientists at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) have developed mouse models that survive premature death and enable pre-clinical ...

The Synthetic Human Genome, or Syn HG, a project launched on June 26th, aims to change that. Funded partly by Wellcome, a ...

Earlier archeological evidence has shown trade links between Egypt and Mesopotamia, as well as similarities in pottery-making ...

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramids were built is providing ...

In a first, researchers have sequenced the complete genome of a man from ancient Egypt, and the results reveal that he had ...