New work shows that physical folding of the genome to control genes located far away may have been an early evolutionary ...

A genome-wide analysis has identified genetic variants that have different effects on human growth and metabolic traits depending on their parental origin. Often, the same variant will push traits in ...

A research team reconstructed the genome of an extinct horse species through an open-air extraction at the archaeological ...

Penn biologists present new evidence on how telomere length is inherited in early embryos. Their findings open new avenues ...

The exact origin of human life is a topic that has not one but many well-known theories by experts. While some scientists ...

The origin of the European Huns, a nomadic group that helped topple the Roman Empire, has been shrouded in mystery — until now. A new study of ancient DNA from fifth- to sixth-century Hun skeletons ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- For years, varied and sometimes wild claims have been made about the origins of a group of dark-skinned Appalachian residents once known derisively as the Melungeons. Some ...

Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have published an analysis that reveals new functions of the ...

Investigators using technology that lets them analyze DNA quickly without a lab have positively identified the remains of 14 ...