A previously unknown strain of syphilis bacteria has been discovered in human remains in Colombia, dating back 5,500 years.

The digested meat from the wolf pup’s last meal, which took place a staggering 14,400 years ago, contained enough DNA from ...

Researchers recovered ancient DNA from a 5,500-year-old skeleton in Colombia and reconstructed a genome related to Treponema pallidum. The lineage predates known syphilis strains by ~3,000 years, ...

During pregnancy, maternal and fetal cells migrate back and forth across the placenta, with fetal cells entering the mother's bloodstream and tissues. They can settle in maternal organs such as the ...

“Integrating these data in large samples allowed us to identify early metabolic pathway changes that precede type 2 diabetes, providing new insights into disease mechanisms,” said Jun Li, MD, ...

No one can evade death forever, but some people are mysteriously good at it. While the average human life lasts about seven ...

A March 2025 music study reveals that someone's love of music might be more determined by their genetic makeup than they ...

New research has revealed that many psychiatric disorders share a common genetic root, a discovery with the potential to ...

Scientists have uncovered new genetic clues that help explain why some people go to the bathroom more often than others—and vitamin B1 unexpectedly takes center stage.

New insights into a sophisticated process that protects sperm cells has revealed a mechanism, similar to an immune system, thwarts genetic chaos during the earliest stages of their development.

You're walking around right now carrying the genetic fingerprints of infections that happened millions of years ago. Deep inside your cells, woven into the very fabric of your DNA, sit sequences that ...

Koch, who studied vision, thought that by measuring people's brain responses as they looked at special optical illusions, ...