Obesity rates in the United States have risen markedly over the past two decades. In the early 2000s, approximately 30.5% of ...

For night shift workers, melatonin supplementation seems to improve oxidative DNA damage repair capacity, according to a ...

Rex Heuermann was back in court in Riverhead Tuesday morning, where a judge is considering what DNA evidence to admit and whether the Gilgo Beach charges should be broken into separate trials.

A first-ever analysis of the whole Greenland shark genome gives researchers a couple of clues to their longevity.

A recent study details the genome of the highly prized white oak. The white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone species in ...

In 1975, researchers met to discuss the emerging field of biotechnology. The issues surrounding the field today are familiar.

Rex Heuermann is charged with the murders of seven women killed over the course of nearly two decades starting in the 1990s.

Bicka Barlow, a California attorney who specializes in DNA analysis, will join the defense team for the murder trial set to begin this summer.

Colon cancer has been on the rise in Americans under 50 for the last three decades, but it’s not exactly clear why.

Melissa Lohman told Newsweek how a DNA test revealed the truth about her two rescue dogs who looked eerily "similar".

As night fell across a rainforest in northwestern Ecuador, a “large”-eyed creature with a “heart-shaped” tongue perched on some foliage and began calling. The “distinct” sound was intended to attract ...

Not only has a suspect been arrested, but he also confessed to killing Stephen Edenfield at his Tampa home on Feb. 1, 1997, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said in a Feb. 24 news release.