At some point in the deep past, humans may have come frighteningly close to disappearing altogether. Here’s what we know, ...

The past decade has delivered landmark advances in human and medical genomics that shape how we understand disease mechanisms ...

Gabby Voit at UWM studies zebrafish embryonic development to gain insights into human brain development and genetic mutations related to fertility issues. Her research could help understand ...

Euan Ashley's lab explores the intricate interactions of gene variants. Tiny "typos," or genetic mutations, can sneak into ...

There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe. Using advanced analysis based ...

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 ...

New DNA Study Links Human's Low Pain Tolerance to Ancient Genetic Roots ...

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary shift—driven not by genes, but by culture. "Human evolution seems to be changing ...

Genetic engineering is moving from the lab bench into clinics, farms, and even family planning decisions, promising to change how we prevent disease, age, and define human potential. The same tools ...

Explore the latest news and discoveries in human genetics, which explores how the molecular DNA sequences of our genomes shape our bodies, minds and health. From uncovering the causes of genetic ...

A rare breed of hunting dogs known for its forked nose, the Turkish Pointer, might just help scientists better understand why human babies are sometimes born with facial clefts. In a recent study, ...