Human DNA contains roughly 3 billion letters of genetic code. However, we understand only a fraction of what this vast ...

Six specific traits stood out as inherently "cool" compared to other traits that were generally regarded positively. These ...

For the first time, scientists have sequenced the full genome of a 4,800-year-old Egyptian man. The DNA reveals North African ...

A deeper understanding of how DNA changes over generations helps scientists learn why people differ and how diseases develop.

Scientists have created a near-copy of the long-extinct dire wolf. Using advanced CRISPR gene editing tech, it now looks ...

Artificial human DNA, or synthetic DNA (synDNA), would be made without biological parents by instead using chemicals. SynHG ...

Trauma can influence the next generation through altered hormones, immune function or in utero conditions – all of which ...

People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by ...

Eggs and embryos from people with polycystic ovary syndrome have altered patterns of so-called epigenetic tags, which could explain how the condition is inherited ...