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 ...

A new installation has been unveiled in London, designed to help people understand the influence of DNA and genomes on their ...

A cross a Swiss meadow and into its forested edges, the drone dragged a jumbo-size cotton swab from a 13-foot tether. Along ...

Scientists are exploring how RNA might have jump-started life four billion years ago and how it's now advancing drug ...

Collaborative research by the University of Tokyo and RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research has led to the ...

Parkinson's disease causes both movement and cognitive deficits, and for a long time both were thought to be caused by the ...