With a rate of mutation 35 percent higher than random chance, this previously unknown weakness could be a major vector for ...

Scientists discovered that the first 100 base pairs of human genes are unusually prone to mutations, especially during the ...

Ancient DNA from Denisovans left humans a powerful genetic advantage — a gene that helped early Americans survive new ...

David Liu and Richard Merkin of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, along with Columbia professor Sam Sternberg, have developed a new, targeted means of inserting entire genes into human DNA ...

Human gene maps contain major blind spots because they were built largely from the DNA sequences of people with European ...

A new study reports that the locations where genes begin are particularly prone to mutations, and these genetic changes can ...

Human gene maps contain major blind spots because they were built largely from the DNA sequences of people with European ...

Research shows synthetic chromosomes can be transferred to human cells with potential to improve viral resistance ...

When Neandertals were first discovered nearly 170 years ago, the conceptual gap between their lineage and that of modern humans seemed vast. Initially scientists prejudicially believed that the ...

The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...