DNA of 117-year-old woman suggests good genetics, healthy lifestyle choices, and yogurt could contribute to a longer life.

The world's oldest DNA comes from a 2.4 million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland. Will scientists eventually sequence even older DNA?

A new study in fruit flies describes how an animal's gut reacts differently to beneficial microbes versus harmful pathogens.

Fungi are critical to human life and the planet. They recycle nutrients, helping keep our soil and plants healthy; they store carbon, helping to tackle climate change; and they play a key role in ...

A new installation has been unveiled in London, designed to help people understand the influence of DNA and genomes on their health - and it's absolutely mesmerising ...

A captivating installation has been revealed at The Outernet's Now Trending building in London, crafted to demonstrate the impact of DNA and genomes on our health. This entrancing display scrolls ...

Across a Swiss meadow and into its forested edges, the drone dragged a jumbo-size cotton swab from a 13-foot tether. Along its path, the moistened swab collected scraps of life: some combination of ...

It symbolises a genome – the full set of genetic material in a human body that is unique to each of us and influences our appearance, functionality, and health, including our future risk of illness.

Collaborative research by the University of Tokyo and RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research has led to the development of a new method for simultaneously synthesizing all transfer RNA (tRNA) ...

Parkinson's disease causes both movement and cognitive deficits, and for a long time both were thought to be caused by the accumulation of a protein called alpha-synuclein in the brain. But a new ...