A landmark Nature study analyzing nearly 16,000 ancient and modern genomes from West Eurasia reveals that natural selection ...

A new genetic study shows that cultural diversity in the so-called Southern Cone—the roughly triangular southernmost part of ...

A new study finds that bacteria can actively block the transfer of beneficial genes to neighboring cells, using specialized ...

The findings suggest a sharp reduction in the local population followed by the arrival of entirely new groups from the south. The burial site itself spans the period from approximately 3200 to 2450 BC ...

Scientists have found a link between super-agers' longevity and DNA analyzed from Ice Age hunter-gatherer populations in ...

New research shows human language evolved through ancient genetic systems that regulate genes, challenging the previous idea.

Neanderthals are also continuing their own journey through history, and the latest scientific study conducted at Stajnia Cave ...

Scientists find diet can influence inherited traits without changing DNA, highlighting long-term biological effects.

A groundbreaking DNA study has traced genetic links between descendants of the Croatan and Lumbee tribes and England’s lost Roanoke colonists, offering the first scientific evidence for the long-held ...

Beyond traditional monitoring of kidney transplant recipients, donor derived-cell free DNA may permit early identification of graft damage.

The Epstein-Barr virus seems to affect gene expression and cell signalling in a way that causes the autoimmune condition ...

A new study suggests that a common pesticide, picloram, may contribute to growing rates of early onset colorectal cancer, asides from known risk factors such as smoking and diet.