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

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

When scientists sequenced the first Neanderthal genomes, they did not just resurrect a lost branch of the human family tree, ...

Research shows synthetic chromosomes can be transferred to human cells with potential to improve viral resistance ...

Scientists discovered that the first 100 base pairs of human genes are unusually prone to mutations, especially during the ...

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

More than a decade after the first Neanderthal genome was sequenced, scientists are still working to understand how ...

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

Ancient DNA from Denisovans left humans a powerful genetic advantage — a gene that helped early Americans survive new ...

When Neandertals were first discovered nearly 170 years ago, the conceptual gap between their lineage and that of modern humans seemed vast. Initially scientists prejudicially believed that the ...

In the past twenty years, major technological advances in extracting and analyzing DNA have transformed the ability to ...

Researchers have used a new human reference genome, which includes many duplicated and repeat sequences left out of the original human genome draft, to identify genes that make the human brain ...