When the DNA repair system isn't working in our cells, our risk of cancer may go up.

Not everyone is excited to learn about their ancestry through DNA testing. Here's who's against it and why.

The structure of a virus that infects bacteria in hot springs could improve both DNA analysis and drug delivery.

New research gets a step closer to answering a chicken-egg question about the evolutionary path that led to RNA and then DNA.

DNA changes from heavy drinking can lead to a vicious cycle of craving more alcohol, researchers find.

DNA is always getting messed up and having to repair itself. Now, researchers have figured out some of the pathways cells use to fix it.

A new discovery may bring scientists a step closer to using the gene editing technique CRISPR to treat long-term chronic conditions like DMD.

DNA in the blood could tell scientists a person's "biological age," or whether their body functions as older or younger than their actual age.

Shark parts are traded around the world, but using DNA could be a new way to conserve them.

Folate deficiency causes more trouble with cell division and DNA replication than previously thought, say researchers.