An expert in population genetics praised the techniques used to obtain nuclear DNA testing in the Gilgo Beach serial killer ...

Heuermann's defense team has sought to bar from trial the DNA results from rootless hairs found at six of the seven crime ...

University of Michigan researchers have developed a statistical method that can be used for such wide-ranging applications as ...

According to the study, our ancestors split from a group 1.5 million years ago and rejoined them 300,000 years ago.

Genetic variation describes naturally occurring genetic differences among individuals of the same species. This variation permits flexibility and survival of a population in the face of changing ...

A new study suggests a far more intricate genetic tapestry is involved in the ultimate ancestry of people in Japan.

Basic concepts in population genetics, including nucleotide diversity, random genetic drift, effective population size, coalescent theory, time to common ancestor, site frequency spectrum, linkage ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.

The founder effect is an extreme example of "genetic drift." Genes occurring at a certain frequency in the larger population will occur at a different frequency -- more or less often -- in a ...

Research that combined archaeology, history and ecology provides a nuanced understanding of the past that could help ...

A genetic study of Asian elephants in northern Cambodia reveals a larger and more robust population than previously thought, ...