With a rate of mutation 35 percent higher than random chance, this previously unknown weakness could be a major vector for ...
Learn more about how researchers can take evidence from the past to better shape our idea of what Neanderthals looked like.
Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe in ...
An international research team has identified a human protein, ANKLE1, as the first DNA-cutting enzyme (nuclease) in mammals ...
An international research team has identified a human protein, ANKLE1, as the first DNA-cutting enzyme (nuclease) in mammals ...
More than a decade after the first Neanderthal genome was sequenced, scientists are still working to understand how ...
When archaeologists unearthed small cat bones in China dating back some 5,400 years, they figured cats had been hanging out ...
Ancient DNA from Denisovans left humans a powerful genetic advantage — a gene that helped early Americans survive new ...
Ancient bones can surprise anyone who assumes the past always lines up neatly. Scientists pulled fragments of DNA from people ...
Two different groups migrated to what become Australia and New Guinea 60,000 years ago, and researchers are only just ...
High-resolution imaging has revealed the internal layout of chromatin condensates, showing how DNA fibers fold and interact ...
Whether you turn red when drinking alcohol, dislike certain smells, or metabolize drugs differently from others, the ...