Cryptic DNA variation becomes available in an emergency to fuel rapid evolutionary change critical to survival, research finds.

The genome of the white-footed mouse could offer new approaches to stemming the spread of Lyme disease, say researchers.

In their first year of residency, new doctors' DNA ages 6 times faster than normal, researchers find.

Here are three reasons not to adopt a dog based on their supposed breed, and a quiz that shows how hard it is to tell a dog's DNA by its appearance.

A new way to track endangered species uses bits of DNA in things like feces and saliva. "It's CSI meets conservation biology."

Jumping genes act as stealthy on switches to jump start the growth of certain cancers.

Researchers have traced all of the world's perching birds back to the land Down Under.

Researchers used a new automated system to 'save' a word onto DNA and retrieve the data.

Bacteria live in hot springs around the world, but how'd they get there? New evidence supports the "air bridge" hypothesis.

New research dives into the question of what makes one person different from another.