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A recent documentary on Hitler’s DNA and the supposed de-extinction of the dire wolf have both sparked widespread backlash from scientists ...

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

New DNA analysis of Adolf Hitler's blood-stained sofa fabric reveals potential developmental abnormalities. Researchers found markers suggesting Kallmann syndrome and genital abnormalities. The study ...

The controversy over horseback rides along Palma Sola Bay continues.

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

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

Brian Walshe faces trial for the murder of his wife, Ana, Monday as opening statements are set to kick off in a Massachusetts ...

A detective sits down at her desk and fires up her computer. After taking a gulp of her morning coffee, she glances over at the faded photograph with dog-eared corners pinned to the wall of her ...

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics -meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which genes are expressed in ...

A suppressed police report could prove Ronald Sperry Jr. was at work when two elderly sisters were brutally stabbed to death.

Dutch authorities are urging a man suspected of raping a 15-year-old girl in 2009 in the Panbos near Bilthoven to turn ...