The "forever chemicals" known as PFAS appear to be aging men faster in their 50s and early 60s, a new study found.

A study published today in the journal Science reveals how jumping fragments of human DNA, a type of genetic parasite, ...

A study out Thursday in Science argues that Neanderthal men and human women were particularly inclined to mate, a sexual ...

Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate ...

Since 2010, scientists have known that Neanderthals and our ancestors had offspring together, and those hybrid babies passed down their genes to many present-day people. But the idea of “archaic ...

Genes are short sections of DNA that determine an animal’s traits—everything from coat color and claw strength to body shape ...

Genetic evidence hints that there was a strong bias for male Neanderthals and female humans to mate, rather than any other combination ...

A study published in the journal Science reveals how jumping fragments of human DNA, a type of genetic parasite, destabilize the cancer genome. Unstable genomes are a fertile playground for cancer ...

The namesake award honors Dr. Harold “Hal” Weintraub, a molecular biologist who helped establish Fred Hutch’s Basic Sciences Division and died of brain cancer in 1995. Now in its 27th year, the award ...

"Since cancer happens where there are cells in your body, why have I never seen such thing as heart/muscles cancer?" ...

A fleeting DNA fold called i‑DNA can switch cancer‑related genes on and off, revealing a hidden structural weak point that ...