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.

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 ...

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

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’ ...

Next-generation sequencing technologies have catapulted the field of genomics back into the spotlight thanks to fast, accurate, and historically low-cost sequencing methods. As of today, the cost of ...

Using a massive exome sequencing database made available through the Exome Aggregation Consortium (ExAC), the international research team identified around 7.4 million genetic variants, providing ...

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

“The important part of the work is the large number of [exomes],” Stephen Scherer, who studies variation in the human genome at the Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, Canada, ...

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