Wolf DNA seems to have influenced the size, smelling power and even personality of modern dog breeds, scientists said.

Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia.

U.S. scientists analyzed the DNA of numerous modern-day dog breeds, and found that two-thirds of pet dogs have traceable wolf ...

Life's instructions are written in DNA, but it is the enzyme RNA polymerase II (Pol II) that reads the script, transcribing ...

New research suggests that most modern dogs carry a small but detectable dose of wolf DNA acquired after domestication.

Scientists searching for new ways to combat cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead in the DNA of the ...

Now, a new DNA analysis of a sprawling set of ancient feline remains reveal that the precursors to modern housecats ...

A mammoth tooth reveals bacterial DNA from 1.1 million years ago, offering new clues about diseases and hidden ecosystems in ...