A recent study published in Science challenged this trend, revising the estimate upward to about 50% by accounting for ...

A recent study published in Science challenged this trend, revising the estimate upward to about 50 percent by accounting for ...

Artificial intelligence has gotten a bad reputation lately, and often for good reason. But a team of scientists at Google’s ...

Scientists seek to understand the factors that have allowed people in Brazil to reach their 100th or even 110th birthdays despite facing adversities.

Explore the latest news and discoveries in human genetics, which explores how the molecular DNA sequences of our genomes shape our bodies, minds and health. From uncovering the causes of genetic ...

An ancient ancestor of spiders and relatives doubled its genome about 400 million years ago, setting the stage for the ...

DNA from 3,700-year-old bones in a mountain cave in Calabria reveals a family relationship so rare it stands out even in deep ...

The AHA recommended whole exome or whole genome sequencing as first-line diagnostic tools for mitochondrial diseases.

Ancient DNA is turning human evolution into a crime scene reconstruction, and one of the prime suspects is a herpesvirus that quietly slipped into our chromosomes and never left. By tracing this viral ...

A young woman who lived nearly two millennia ago along the southern coast of England has been the center of scientific ...

A genomic entrepreneur’s guide to the coming revolution in biology raises troubling questions about ethics and safety ...

The ubiquitous Epstein-Barr virus is increasingly being linked to conditions like multiple sclerosis and lupus. But why do ...