Most lethal mutations in wild fruit flies are driven by newly transferred jumping genes, not small DNA errors, according to a ...

For the first time, scientists have used DNA preserved in ancient sediments to examine how a major natural disaster affected ...

But the study, published Thursday in the journal Science, shows “that whenever Neanderthals and modern humans have mated, ...

Forests were growing on the now-submerged landmass of Doggerland thousands of years earlier than previously believed, ...

FILE: Reconstructions of a Neanderthal man, left, and woman at the Neanderthal museum in Mettmann, Germany, March 2009 ...

Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate ...

"Wow! No Rottie?!?! I'm absolutely floored! He is the cutest Rottie impostor I have ever seen," commented one social-media user.

The researchers experimented with musical pieces believed to increase dopamine, a chemical in the brain. When this process ...

Genome editing-based therapies typically aim to treat disease by correcting underlying genetic mutations in patient’s cells. However, most genetic disorders are caused by dozens or even thousands of ...

A new study by NYU chemists finds that DNA tiles can assemble into 3D structures without the sticky cohesion of hydrogen bonding. This finding, published in Nature Communications, turns a fundamental ...

MASSIVELY parallel sequencing (MPS) has transformed forensic DNA analysis by allowing scientists to examine multiple DNA ...

New research reveals that ancient interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals shaped our modern human DNA - especially on ...