Biological Sciences Professor and Chair Eric Hayden participated on an international research team that recently published ...

New research shows RNA is preserved for longer than scientists had realized. This is the oldest RNA ever profiled.

Hitler’s DNA is examined in a new Channel 4 documentary that says he had a disease that often results in low testosterone & undescended testicles.

In the intricate architecture of plant tissues, beauty often emerges from chaos, according to new research from Cornell ...

This monumental scientific achievement occurred within a context of intense international collaboration, rapid technical ...

By studying Neanderthal DNA, researchers shed light on key genetic factors that contribute to the unique structure of human faces.

Every human face is unique, allowing us to distinguish between individuals. We know little about how facial features are ...

The scientist leaves behind a complicated legacy after making a slew of offensive remarks during the later part of his life.

Scientists found that DNA’s phosphate groups can direct chemical reactions to make the correct mirror-image form of drug ...

James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA has died at age 97. He was a scientific superstar until he made racist ...

Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died. He was 97.

On a foggy Saturday morning in 1953, a tall, skinny 24-year-old man fiddled with shapes he had cut out of cardboard. They ...