Scientists have discovered that cannabis use may cause lasting changes in the epigenome, affecting gene expression in adults.

Ancient DNA from prehistoric bones reveals a 37,000-year timeline of human infections, tracing our long struggle with disease.

In a stunning new study, geneticists in Japan have revealed how injecting a 40,000-year-old Neanderthal gene into mice has led to profound changes in their skeletal structure. This experiment, ...

For centuries, we’ve imagined Neanderthals as distant cousins — a separate species that vanished long ago. But thanks to ...

Raymond Jaravaza, Sunday News Reporter AFTER scooping the grand prize of Presidential Best Innovator and the Best Innovative ...

A Ph.D. graduate student in biomolecular engineering at UC Santa Cruz, with a background in computer science and mathematics, ...

Screen-centric lifestyles may be influencing human evolution through impacts on cognition, sleep, reproduction, and the microbiome, reshaping natural selection.

At the surface, the immune response to a flu virus is simple. Some cells recognize the pathogen and send a signal to the ...

Scientists at ETH Zurich have broken new ground by generating over 400 types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab, far ...

A new study in Science uses ancient and modern DNA to tell the Qimmeq’s story. It’s a story not just about dogs, but also ...

Free genetic testing kits available for Evanston residents to trace their family roots and discover their ancestry.

The histories of sled dogs and humans in the Arctic have been intricately linked for thousands of years, so it is no surprise ...