Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

Over 1,000 genes may serve as possible treatment targets for individuals with kidney disease, according to a new study. By creating the most complete and detailed genetic 'map' of kidney function to ...

Algae don't get the credit or attention they deserve. They are responsible for much of the oxygen we breathe, play pivotal ...

The Noonan lab at Yale University is focused on understanding how HARs contribute to the evolution of uniquely human brain features.

Humans have a uniquely complex way of communicating vocally. A study published Tuesday in Nature Communications identified a gene linked to the ancient origins of the human gift of gab. The World’s ...

The study, published recently in the journal Nature Genetics, has highlighted the impact The James ... The resulting data, which in the world of science is called a ‘Pan-Transcriptome’, showed that ...

They are the world's first genetically edited horses, produced by scientists at Argentina's Kheiron biotech firm. Scientists took genes from Polo Pureza as the genetic base for the five horses ...

Gene “Groove” Allen ... Tributes from the hip-hop world have poured in. Eric B. from the legendary group Eric B. & Rakim shared on his Instagram: “Got a call from my brother chill that ...

Curled up inside every single one of the trillions of cells in the human body is six feet of DNA, spooled tightly and carrying the genetic instructions that govern so much of who a person becomes.

Torsional stress in chromatin plays a fundamental role in cellular functions, influencing key processes such as transcription, replication, and chromatin organization. Transcription and other ...

Our brains build maps of the environment that help us understand the world around us, allowing us to think, recall, and plan.

Researchers have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the brain's hippocampus -- a region responsible for learning and memory.