By sequencing ancient DNA from the fetus, scientists revealed a severe genetic bottleneck that reshaped Neanderthal history ...

Scientists reveal a hidden second layer of human DNA, showing how genome folding controls genes and influences disease development.

A single-cell atlas of brain aging epigenetics has mapped methylation, chromatin, and gene activity changes across 36 cell ...

Discover how CRISPR genome editing is revolutionizing medicine. Learn the science of Cas9, current clinical trials, and the ...

His method of locating genes in human DNA allowed researchers to find disease-causing genes, and later to map the entire, ...

In a single experiment, scientists can decipher the entire genomes of many patient samples, animal models, or cultured cells.

Scientists from the University of Colombia have found an ancient "ghost" DNA genome that existed in South America over 6,000 ...

What can the world's longest living individual teach us about longevity? A team of scientists coordinated by the University ...

When a virus infects a bacterial cell, the viral genome is the first component to be fully injected into the cell, making it an ideal immune target. A bacterial enzyme anchored to the membrane ...

A groundbreaking interdisciplinary study has unveiled the dramatic 2,000-year history of a population living at the southern edge of the ancient Andean farming frontier. By analyzing ancient DNA from ...

For decades, large portions of the human genome were labeled "junk DNA." New research from Western University and London ...

Emerging antiviral defense systems are expanding the conceptual and practical boundaries of genome editing. Across bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes, hosts ...