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

For centuries, we’ve imagined Neanderthals as distant cousins — a separate species that vanished long ago. But thanks to ...

Carl Zimmer writes about the results of a new genetic study of humans and the diseases that afflicted us over the past 37,000 year ...

Uncovering India's genetic richness through comprehensive genomic mapping reveals unique ancestry and health implications for ...

Unlocking the mysteries of your ancestry can be a thrilling journey, and if you ever stumbled upon Spain Gedmatch 999915, ...

NIH’s SMaHT Network will chart trillions of somatic mutations to reveal how our DNA changes over a lifetime. In a nutshell ...

A new study maps infectious diseases across millennia and offers new insight into how human-animal interactions permanently transformed our health landscape.

How a Scientific Revolution is Rewriting Their Story is its starting point, specifically, determining where it was. He hopes ...

I had the chance to travel to the Twin Cities and visit several museums, including the Science Museum of Minnesota in downtown St. Paul. There I saw the exhibit, ...

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, ...

The first draft of the human genome – our genetic blueprint – was published on 26 June, 2000. It had taken 10 years to sequence that draft. Today, facilities at the Wellcome Sanger Institute can ...