Researchers have discovered new regions of the human genome particularly vulnerable to mutations. These altered stretches of ...

To Shakespeare’s Hamlet we humans are “the paragon of animals”. But recent advances in genetics are suggesting that humans are far from being evolution’s greatest achievement. For example, humans have ...

For example, the canine gene ADD2 was associated with fear of strangers, but in humans was related to depression. A key ...

People and pups may be more genetically similar than widely believed. In A Nutshell A gene linked to dog aggression is also ...

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the process differed from the evolution of chimpanzees. For the study, published ...

Researchers studying British Labrador retrievers have identified multiple genes associated with canine obesity and shown that these genes are also associated with obesity in humans. The dog gene found ...

Raffan and colleagues recently analyzed the genetic codes of 1,300 golden retrievers, and compared them to their behavioral ...

The basic outline of the interactions between modern humans and Neanderthals is now well established. The two came in contact as modern humans began their major expansion out of Africa, which occurred ...

Scientists have long tried to uncover the perilous journey humans took to reach the ancient land mass that now makes up ...

Ancient genetic data from central Argentina reveal a previously unknown human population that endured there for millennia.