For fifteen years, the Denisovans were a human relative known almost entirely from genetics rather than bones. Discovered ...

Built from short, synthetic strands of DNA or RNA, oligonucleotides offer a fundamentally different way to influence disease biology. Rather than targeting proteins after they are produced, these ...

Habitat loss and fragmentation, human–elephant conflict, and poaching are causing populations to become smaller and increasingly isolated, increasing the risk of inbreeding.

A study published in the journal Nature Communications, analyzed levels of the AMY1 gene in 3,723 individuals from 85 global ...

AI can now read and edit DNA. That has tremendous upside, medically. But it also has enormous dangers, including deepfaked biological viruses.

The brain is a glutton for glucose, broken down from carbohydrates, which often come from starchy or naturally sweet foods. Pixabay Long before soft drinks and cookies, our ancestors may have had a ...

Researchers have discovered that a gene linked to congenital heart disease acts like an architect for the heart cell’s DNA.

New research hints that some living people inherited a gene variant from Neanderthals that has made them slightly taller and ...

When a wound does not heal properly, it leaves a scar. Similarly, mutations—which are permanent changes to genetic code—are ...

An ancient reference to mysterious beings—often called Nephilim—has resurfaced in modern conversations about human origins.

Inspired by long-lived animals — and human centenarians — researchers are hunting for ways to enhance DNA repair and extend ...

Analysis of ancient DNA reveals Ice Age humans preferred to hunt females of the now-extinct giant mammals. A study of DNA from more than 500 mammoth bones showed that early hunters selectively ...