One of the most profound questions about human history is when language, as we know it, first emerged. A new analysis of ...

Genetic variation describes the genotypic and phenotypic differences between individuals in a population, and between populations. This variation arises through genetic mutation and is important ...

In “The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire,” Gee examines the many reasons why the human race finds itself in multiple ...

PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB), a leading provider of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing platforms, today announced a newly published study in Nature Communications unveiling a powerful new method for ...

It is a deep question, from deep in our history: when did human language as we know it emerge? A new survey of genomic ...

Southwestern Sydney's koalas have avoided the chlamydia outbreak threatening the entire species. But their isolation has left them extremely inbred.

"As a student of human evolution, I am always amazed at ... The ancient DNA data indicate that the decline in genetic variation took place approximately 110,000 years ago. The new study's findings ...

Putting the uniquely human version of a certain gene into mice changed ... made by the genetically altered mice were more complex and showed more variation than those made by normal mice, according to ...