Everyday DNA mutations can help us understand immune function and aging—and even mitigate harm caused by some inherited ...

Species either adapt or die. This is the basis for extinction, and why many animals eventually succumb to various factors that threaten their existence. In some rare cases, however, a species responds ...

Step away from the tanning bed. Despite the numerous health risks — from premature aging to the obvious concern of skin cancer — indoor tanning devices are back in style thanks to Gen Z. But the ...

Most fat stores energy; the body's brown fat does the opposite. Unlike the white fat that accumulates just under our skin, ...

From clinical labs to at-home kits, DNA analysis is unlocking powerful insights into our health, ancestry, and disease risks. New tools can interpret raw genetic data, detect hereditary cancer ...

Scientists have found a link between super-agers' longevity and DNA analyzed from Ice Age hunter-gatherer populations in ...

Exclusive breastfeeding for at least three months is associated with subtle, long-term DNA changes in children ...

Remarkably, 98 percent of our DNA does not code for genes. Once considered “junk DNA,” it is now well appreciated that these ...