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Tiny genetic variations between humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans might not be all they were cracked up to be.

Scientists have uncovered a genetic overlap between people and golden retrievers that helps explain why both species can be ...

A new study has developed a powerful computational method that can detect how genes interact with each other to influence ...

High in the Ecuadorian Andes, at altitudes thousands of meters above sea level, humans face environmental pressures very ...

Ancient DNA from Denisovans left humans a powerful genetic advantage — a gene that helped early Americans survive new ...

Genetic sharing among evolutionary neighbors all happens through hybrids: the offspring produced when individuals from two ...

A large genomic study shows that 14 major psychiatric disorders share strong genetic overlap, grouping into five biological ...

An international research team has identified a human protein, ANKLE1, as the first DNA-cutting enzyme (nuclease) in mammals ...

An international research team has identified a human protein, ANKLE1, as the first DNA-cutting enzyme (nuclease) in mammals ...