When people think of DNA, they usually think of genes, the parts that code for proteins and drive inherited traits. But there ...

The first full ancient Egyptian genome reveals ancestry from both North Africa and Mesopotamia. The individual likely worked ...

Creating genomes from DNA is hugely important for managing threatened species—understanding their past and how they have ...

A genomic analysis of Greenland’s Qimmeq dogs suggest they and their human partners arrived on the island centuries earlier than previously thought.

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the ...

Genomic data shed light on how populations of sled dogs — and their human handlers — have shifted over past 800 years.

But while experts now know a fair amount about ancient Egyptian life, they still understand very little about the ...

Every living cell must interpret its genetic code - a sequence of chemical letters that governs countless cellular functions.

A deeper understanding of how DNA changes over generations helps scientists learn why people differ and how diseases develop.

Dating back more than 4,500 years, the skeleton belonged to a middle-aged man who may have worked as a potter and likely ...

But the research topic is, for obvious reasons, controversial. Scientists have largely steered clear of trying to create full ...

After years of collecting consumer DNA, genetic testing companies are monetizing the data. But who should profit — the ...