By comparing the human and Neanderthal genomes, the researchers discovered only three single-letter differences in a short ...

Would you choose to have a part of your body live on after you died? How might your choice affect your relatives—or even your ...

Often celebrated as a pioneer of genetics alongside Francis Crick, racist and sexist remarks tarnished his reputation in ...

This statement might sound like a line from a sci-fi movie, but what if life on Earth didn’t start here at all? For decades, ...

A deeper understanding of how DNA changes over generations helps scientists learn why people differ and how diseases develop. Until recently, many fast-changing parts of the human genome remained ...

The co-discoverer of the structure of DNA helped to strengthen a US research institute and wrote a classic textbook, but also ...

The prehistoric Jomon people of Japan had "unexpectedly low" levels of DNA from the Denisovans, our mysterious human ...

Scientists in Tokyo have uncovered “Inocles,” massive strands of extrachromosomal DNA hidden inside bacteria in human mouths. These giants, overlooked by traditional sequencing, could explain how oral ...

What if human DNA suddenly stopped mutating? Learn how halting evolution could impact disease, adaptation, and survival.

After a more than $5,000 donation from the Arkansas AG's office, a DNA testing company is working to identify remains dubbed ...