Invaders, pirates, warriors – the history books taught us that Vikings were brutal predators who travelled by sea from Scandinavia to pillage and raid their

Findings related to bacterial gene expression overturn fundamental assumptions about basic biological pathways.

Miniaturized laboratory equipment is making it easier to identify airborne pathogens in the field, but there's still work ahead to be able to instantly determine if a room is safe or contaminated.

Four stranded DNA structures – known as G-quadruplexes – have been shown to play a role in certain types of breast cancer for the first time, providing a

The sister of Rosalind Franklin says she would be surprised to be a "feminist icon" 100 years on.

Study finds “epigenomic” alterations evolve as lung tumors become more aggressive and metastasize.

Researchers say DNA from stone tools from in a Mexican cave suggests humans first arrived in America about 15,000 years earlier than previously thought.

A biophysicist employs super-resolution microscopy to peer inside living cells and witness never-before-seen phenomena.

Sequencing the gardenia genome shows how plants evolved to re-use tricks from their genetic toolbox to create new chemicals.