For the first time, scientists have built a detailed, interactive map of a human cell, revealing how thousands of proteins ...

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran ...

Differences among the DNA of seven ape species—including humans—are greater than originally thought, according to an ...

Research into transcription factors deepen understanding of the 'language' of the genome, offering insights into human development.

Cells use many complex genetic repair backup systems to fix DNA damage and remain healthy throughout their lives.

A biotechnology company called Colossal Biosciences claims to have resurrected the dire wolf, a species that went extinct ...

The third confirmed location of extinct hominins known as Denisovans shows these human cousins adapted to an impressive range ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Two 7,000-year-old mummies ...

A new study from Cambridge genetic researchers is unraveling everything we thought we knew about human evolution.

While de-extinction projects capture headlines with dreams of resurrecting mammoths, the same technologies at play — especially CRISPR — are quietly transforming something even more profound: human ...

Researchers aThe DNA of human cells consists of a sequence of about 3.1 billion building blocks. Cells go to great lengths to maintain the integrity of this vast store of information.t ETH Zurich have ...

As soon as Colossal Biosciences declared that it brought the dire wolf back from extinction, everyone felt a sense of wonder.