Human gene maps contain major blind spots because they were built largely from the DNA sequences of people with European ...

Research shows synthetic chromosomes can be transferred to human cells with potential to improve viral resistance ...

Ancient DNA from southern Africa is rewriting the story of our species, revealing that some early humans in this region lived ...

Our records of the human genome may still be missing tens of thousands of 'dark' genes. These hard-to-detect sequences of genetic material can code for tiny proteins, some involved in disease ...

Learn more about what how humans ended up having Neanderthal DNA in their genome and what it means if you have it.

Scientists discovered that the first 100 base pairs of human genes are unusually prone to mutations, especially during the ...

David Liu and Richard Merkin of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, along with Columbia professor Sam Sternberg, have developed a new, targeted means of inserting entire genes into human DNA ...

A new study reports that the locations where genes begin are particularly prone to mutations, and these genetic changes can ...

Human gene maps contain major blind spots because they were built largely from the DNA sequences of people with European ...

With a new study in the journal Cell, researchers at Stanford University and Stockholm University have contributed to ...