Recent discoveries in Colombia have unveiled a previously unknown human DNA lineage in ancient remains, offering fascinating insights into the genetic history of the region. This groundbreaking ...

For decades, gene-editing science has been limited to making small, precise edits to human DNA, akin to correcting typos in the genetic code. Arc Institute researchers are changing that paradigm with ...

Stem-cell models provide evidence that viral DNA sequences that entered the human genome in the past were repurposed to aid early stages of embryonic development. Sherif Khodeer is in the Department ...

Human embryos have been developed from eggs given the DNA of adult skin cells – a feat that had previously been achieved in mice. This could one day provide a way for same-sex couples or women with ...

A new study combining archaeological and genetic research offers fresh insights into social organization and population dynamics in the Late Bronze Age (approximately 1500 to 1000 BCE). Conducted by ...

Malaria has haunted humanity for thousands of years, claiming hundreds of thousands of lives every year — mostly children.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Cold cases that have lost hope get answers. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is getting clues unlocked through the Unidentified Human Remains Initiative. It helps ...

A groundbreaking discovery reveals how HIV integrates its genetic material into human DNA, exposing a key viral vulnerability that could lead to new therapies and bring the world closer to a ...

Across five hours, the Apple TV documentary series about Martin Scorsese becomes a detailed portrait of not just a legendary ...

Women in their 60s and 70s could theoretically one day give birth to genetically related children, according to scientists pioneering a breakthrough technique that converts DNA from skin cells into ...

“We hope that this new ability to study somatic mutations in non-invasive tissue biopsies from healthy individuals becomes a ...