Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unrelated virus. (Heather Davies/SPL/Getty Images) Some pieces of our DNA can copy themselves into new locations. Copies derived ...

Scientists have discovered a human gene with a remarkable double life: it appears to play an important role in brain cells while still retaining the ability to jump around the genome. Called BC200, ...

Scientists have found a human gene lurking in a virus that causes skin infections. It may be using our own DNA to infect us. By Carl Zimmer Scientists have discovered a virus that is a tiny bit human, ...

Does the CIA have its own Men in Black? Apparently, the government isn’t disclosing everything they know about UFOs. A whistleblower has accused the CIA of attempting to use people’s DNA to aid them ...