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

When cells proliferate, genomic DNA is precisely duplicated once per cell cycle. Abnormalities in this DNA replication ...

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

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

Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia.

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

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

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

Greenland has changed quickly in the past 25 years. Along with new foods, jobs and habits has come a sharp rise in type 2 ...

The human gut renews itself faster than any other tissue: every few days, new cells are created from specialized stem cells.

Many of the ancient southern Africans, including those who lived between about 10,200 and 1,400 years ago, "fall outside the ...