The Piasts, Poland's first royal dynasty, are the subject of recent, ground-breaking DNA research that questions conventional wisdom. Genetic analyses show that the male lineage's Y-chromosome ...

DNA is often called the blueprint of life, but what does that really mean? Elizabeth Worthey, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Genetics in the Heersink School of Medicine, explains everything ...

The Indiana State Library in Indianapolis and the Central Indiana DNA Interest Group will host a free online DNA Workshop from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on May 8. The virtual workshop will center on ...

In October 1990, biologists officially embarked on one of the century’s most ambitious scientific efforts: reading the 3 billion pairs of genetic subunits — the A’s, T’s, C’s and G’s — that make up ...

Researchers have uncovered answers that provide the detail to explain two specific DNA repair processes that have long been in question. Researchers from the University of Birmingham have uncovered ...

A Florida State University College of Medicine researcher has made a discovery that alters our understanding of how the body’s DNA repair process works and may lead to new chemotherapy treatments for ...

Lead authors Marlon Goering, Ph.D., and Sylvie Mrug, Ph.D., from the Department of Psychology in the UAB College of Arts and Sciences, say two risk factors for early puberty parents can monitor are a ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. VENTURA, CALIF.— New research findings by Oceana, in collaboration with marine geneticist Dr. Adrian Munguia-Vega and in ...