Scientists read ancient DNA from South African hunter gatherers and found a very early human branch that shaped survival ...

An ancient, shared set of human-specific genes underwent changes in a geographically isolated population after around 300,000 years ago, scientists say.

Learn how genomes from 28 ancient individuals show that Homo sapiens lived in southern Africa in near isolation for hundreds ...

Clinicians' ability to diagnose and treat chronic diseases is limited by scientific uncertainty around factors contributing to disease risk. A study published September 2 nd in the open-access journal ...

The fossil and genetic evidence agree that modern humans originated in Africa. The most genetically diverse human populations ...

New research reveals ancient humans in southern Africa lived in isolation for nearly 100,000 years. This led to unique ...

Scientists discovered that the first 100 base pairs of human genes are unusually prone to mutations, especially during the ...

Tiny repeated stretches of DNA in your genome may quietly shape how your body works, how your brain develops and how you ...

The problem, Zaaijer explained, is that algorithms used in precision medicine models overwhelming are built on DNA with ...

A watercolor artist’s interpretation of the relationship between the human genome and gut mycobiome. Created by Amy Bean, watercolor journalist and mom of first author Emily Van Syoc. Clinicians’ ...