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An international research team has identified a human protein, ANKLE1, as the first DNA-cutting enzyme (nuclease) in mammals ...

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

Long-buried traces of Denisovan DNA have resurfaced in modern human genomes — and they may still be working for us today.

More than a decade after the first Neanderthal genome was sequenced, scientists are still working to understand how ...

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

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

Netflix’s Humans in the Loop explores the human labour and cultural biases behind artificial intelligence. In an EXCLUSIVE ...

University of California San Diego researchers have discovered the enzyme responsible for chromothripsis, a process in which ...

New research reveals ancient humans in southern Africa lived in isolation for nearly 100,000 years. This led to unique ...

From an incredible series of revelations about the ancient humans called Denisovans to surprising discoveries about tool ...

When scientists sequenced the first Neanderthal genomes, they did not just resurrect a lost branch of the human family tree, ...