The first humans arrived upon the landmass now known as Australia around 60,000 years ago along two distinct routes, ...

In the north, distinctive lineages such as M27, M28, and M29′Q trace deep roots in New Guinea and Near Oceania, while in the ...

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

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new suite of statistical methods that dramatically improves the ability to pinpoint DNA changes responsible for important traits in ...

Ancient genetic data from central Argentina reveal a previously unknown human population that endured there for millennia.

NC State scientists created a statistical framework that dramatically improves fine-mapping in livestock, where relatedness ...

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

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

Inside every human cell, six feet of DNA folds into a nucleus that is only a few micrometers wide, yet still manages to switch genes on and off with exquisite precision. The latest work on ...