Roughly 10,000 years ago, humans started shifting from being nomadic hunter-gatherers to building large agricultural ...

Scientists are trying to sequence the DNA of Leonardo da Vinci to identify if the remains at his interment site really are ...

Recent advances in ancient DNA analysis have sparked intriguing discussions about the possibility of non-human entities once ...

For the first time, researchers have uncovered direct genomic evidence of the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian—the ...

Scientists in Colombia have discovered a previously unknown lineage of human beings after fully sequencing the DNA of ancient ...

A new study by researchers from Montefiore’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine has found that a rare genetic mutation that ...

An integral part of Mediterranean culture, wine is made by fermenting pressed grape juice. The resulting drink consists of ...

In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of DNA’s structure—the now famous double ...

Scientists have discovered how mutations in a specific gene drive the rare developmental disorder Weaver syndrome, which is ...

A genetic test has been shown to identify obesity risk in children before age 5, according to researchers, allowing ...

A new study shows that the DNA repair enzyme Polβ plays a vital role in protecting the developing brain from harmful ...

Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have played a pivotal role in an international study that has uncovered a ...