With a rate of mutation 35 percent higher than random chance, this previously unknown weakness could be a major vector for ...

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

BioQuest announced the “completion of a draft reference genome for the critically endangered Bermuda Cedar [Juniperus ...

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

Researchers at Duke University used CRISPR technologies to discover previously unannotated stretches of DNA in the 'dark genome' that are responsible ...

The researchers also devised a new way to calculate a dog’s age, but it’s arguably more complicated than simply multiplying ...

A study scanned genomes from over 450,000 people to find individuals who carry rare archaic versions of DNA changes once ...

Two different groups migrated to what become Australia and New Guinea 60,000 years ago, and researchers are only just beginning to grasp their genetic data.

The first 100 bases of many genes show excess mutations, revealing a major genomic weak spot that shapes disease risk and ...

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

The first phase of the U.K. synthetic human genome project has successfully completed, realizing key steps in chromosome ...