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

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

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

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

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Today, genomics is saving countless lives and even entire species, thanks in large part to a commitment to collaborative and ...

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

Proposed cuts to the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation “would cause immense and largely ...

An 8-year-old boy, wheelchair-bound due to a rare genetic disease, HPDL deficiency, regained his mobility through an ...

India offers a treasure trove of genetic data for AI-enabled researchers to develop therapies neglected by commercial ...

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