Using data from the T2T reference, scientists linked two new genes to changes in brain size and synapse signaling.

What makes the human brain distinctive? A new study published July 21 in Cell identifies two genes linked to human brain features and provides a road map to discover many more. The research could lead ...

What makes the human brain distinctive? A new study published July 21 in Cell identifies two genes linked to human brain features and provides a road map to discover many more.

PROTEUS, a system designed to harness “directed evolution,” can speed the process up by years, or even decades.

A new annotation approach based on cross-species conservation reveals regulatory roles of transposons in human development.

The discovery of ancient human cousins has long stirred wonder and debate. Early Neanderthal remains offered a glimpse into our distant past, prompting questions about how they lived and whether they ...

Scientists explore gene editing to restore genetic diversity and help endangered species adapt to disease, climate change, ...

A new international study suggests that ancient viral DNA embedded in our genome, which were long dismissed as genetic "junk" ...

Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health have discovered the evolutionary rhythm of gene expression, showing that ...

For example, gene editing could help restore lost genetic diversity to species with small populations. They say it also could help by removing harmful mutations, or introducing new genes from closely ...

One of the earliest known human burials unearthed in Skhul Cave was a cross between modern humans and Neanderthals with an ...

The researchers used modern CT scanning techniques to get a new and detailed look, suggesting that the child might be a ...