Researchers have reconstructed ancient herpesvirus genomes from Iron Age and medieval Europeans, revealing that HHV-6 has ...

Scientists discovered that aging DNA repeats expand at wildly different speeds—and in some people, the consequences can be devastating. A sweeping genetic study drawing on data from more than 900,000 ...

Some DNA passed down from ancient hunter-gatherers has been found to be a crucial force in living to be 100 years old.

As Humanity moves into the future, traveling to other worlds and exploring genetics, AI, transhumanism, and cybernetics, we ...

A Viewpoint published in Genomic Psychiatry by Dr. Mayana Zatz and colleagues at the Human Genome and Stem Cell Research ...

The College of Arts and Sciences event will bring together leaders in neurodevelopmental disorders to honor Soo-Kyung Lee.

Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful ...

But some Neanderthal DNA helped modern humans survive and reproduce, and thus it has lingered in our genomes. Nowadays, ...

Brenna Henn had a long-term grant to study the genetic diversity of Africans and people of African descent. Then her N.I.H.

A recent study reveals that bacteria residing within colorectal tumors form distinct ecosystems closely linked to disease ...

They drew with crayons, possibly fed on maggots and maybe even kissed us: Forty millenniums later, our ancient human cousins ...

Human evolution is explained through branching lineages rather than a simple linear progression. Fossils, genetics, and ...