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What Really Happened to Napoleon’s Army in 1812?

Cold and disease tore into Napoleon’s army in the retreat from Russia. DNA research tells us more about the pathogens soldiers encountered.

Leprosy in America was long thought to originate exclusively from European colonization, but its origins go deeper.

Biology Health

Biomedical engineers at Georgia Tech are designing a cellular tool to detect disease without the need for complex and costly lab equipment.

Scientists study role of mRNA and protein synthesis to overcome infections. This finding could lead to improved crops and medical treatments.

What parents eat impact their children. The diets of parents affect how their children’s genes work in a process called epigenetics.

Genes can be expressed in different ways, and new research suggests that exercise has a positive impact on gene expression and your health.

Scientists have crafted a cancer-fighting Trojan horse by making folded DNA and filling the tiny pockets with anti-cancer drugs.

Research into the evolution of giant viruses is helping scientists to understand and harness the viruses for innovative medical nanotechnology.

Biology Health

Special proteins in your blood have been identified by researchers for their role in activating stem cells to develop into healthy blood cells.

You can help collect data for studies of DNA by mailing researchers your dog’s saliva, samples of the forest floor, and even spiny anteater scat.