For years, the story of recent human evolution looked relatively quiet. Scientists studying ancient human DNA had found only ...
The work demonstrates the power of ancient DNA to illuminate human biology and medicine in addition to history. A massive ...
A new study finds natural selection has reshaped hundreds of human genes in the past 10,000 years, driven by farming, disease ...
A recent study examined how gene variants inherited from Neanderthals can affect the way some modern humans process medications. The transcript focuses on variants of CYP2C9 and CYP2C8, enzymes ...
Ancient DNA reveals how farming accelerated human evolution, driving genetic changes over the past 10,000 years.
Ribosomal RNA (rRNA), made from many copies of ribosomal DNA (rDNA), is the core component that powers ...
Learn more about new research that analyzed 16,000 ancient genomes and discovered that natural selection hasn’t slowed down.
A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge have discovered a hidden 'switch' in our DNA that rapidly accelerate ...
Cancer cells excel at evading detection, but subtle chemical differences set them apart from healthy cells. Now, a team of ...
Genes get passed down from parents, determining traits such as eye color and height as well as risk for certain diseases. And while cancer-linked genes such as BRCA1 and TP53 are relatively familiar, ...
Cancer cells excel at evading detection, but subtle chemical differences set them apart from healthy cells. Now, a team of ...