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

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

Researchers have discovered new regions of the human genome particularly vulnerable to mutations. These altered stretches of ...

Scientists have pinpointed precise regions in the human genome where DNA is most likely to develop a mutation.

Scientists have revealed parts of the genome that are especially vulnerable to mutations that occur very early on in ...

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 ...

In one of the largest African ancient-DNA studies to date, geneticists from Uppsala University, Sweden, and an archaeologist ...

Researchers have discovered new regions of the human genome particularly vulnerable to mutations. These altered stretches of ...

Shared genes found in golden retrievers and people influence traits like fear, trainability, and emotional sensitivity.

It seems that southern Africa provided an ecological refuge where people adapted successfully for more than 200,000 years – ...