Most cells in the human body each contain about six feet of DNA. Yet the nucleus, where DNA is coiled, is no larger than a ...

Gladiator combat is a well-documented aspect of ancient Roman society, but the physical remains of fighters have remained ...

The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) will conduct a suite of human health and performance research ...

DNA found in museum pieces could provide a unique opportunity to study the history and spread of infectious diseases, ...

"The implications of our multidisciplinary study are huge," said study lead author and anthropologist professor Tim Thompson.

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will have to recover from their time in space. Learn more about what happens to the human ...

A genomic study of gut microbes during antibiotic use finds selective sweeps in a DNA gyrase gene that drive resistance.

A group of scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) may have the key to discovering cancers origins within the body as well as insights into new treatment strategies for Ovarian cancer.

A skeleton from Roman-era England has bite marks consistent with those of a large cat like a lion, suggesting that this individual may have died as ...

Morocco has taken a major step forward in medical genetics with the introduction of Whole Exome Sequencing (WES).

A University of Minnesota research team earned a $11.6 million grant to work with the Mayo Clinic on a device designed to ...

These infections—systemic, lethal infestations of the body’s deep tissues and organs—have little in common with the ...