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.

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

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

Throughout their long history, Qimmit have remained working dogs–still almost exclusively bred by mushers to pull sleds for ...

A new genomic study reveals how human populations adapted, survived, and diversified in the Himalayas, one of the most ...

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

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

In a stunning new study, geneticists in Japan have revealed how injecting a 40,000-year-old Neanderthal gene into mice has ...

A breakthrough in genetic editing allows IVF parents to select traits for their embryo. But some experts are warning this new ...

New research from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has uncovered an evolutionary change that may explain why certain ...

Autism has at least four subtypes, an analysis of more than 5,000 children’s genes, traits and developmental trajectories has ...