We've long assumed our species evolved from a tidy, single stream of ancestors. But life on Earth is never quite so ...

Cambridge University researchers have uncovered evidence that two distinct populations of ancient hominins, separated for ...

Scientists have long debated how modern humans evolved. For decades, most researchers agreed that Homo sapiens came from one ...

Genes are the blueprints of life ... and in studies pertaining to human dispersion.While most aspects of DNA are identical in samples from all human beings, concentrating on identifying patterns ...

Neanderthal genes seem to have hung around long after Neanderthals themselves did, as new scientific dating of the famed ...

If you aced your SATs, you can thank at least a few of your genes. Scientist analyzed the DNA of 78,308 people. They discovered a link between intelligence and 52 specific genes. The better ...

Scientists have successfully transplanted a pig’s liver into a human for the first time, raising hopes this could one day ...

A new contender for a human 'language gene' can change the way that mice squeak when it is incorporated into their DNA.

Genetic engineering in non-human primates has long been limited by the need for virus-based gene delivery methods. Recently, ...

Base editing corrected a mutation that causes macular degeneration, highlighting the potential of gene therapy to treat ...

Your Neanderthal genes might be the reason you fight infections better- find out how ancient DNA shapes your health!

Getting enough good-quality DNA from fecal samples is difficult and has never ... which is responsible for 90% of malaria ...