By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) -Scientists in Colombia have discovered a previously unknown lineage of human beings ...

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as "junk" and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study ...

Despite its proximity to other groups of Neanderthals and the era’s modern humans, the lineage of the specimen, dubbed ...

Once dismissed as “junk” DNA, ancient viruses embedded in the human genome play a key role in early human development, ...

A new study suggests an enzyme unique to Homo sapiens may have made us more competitive water seekers than our closest ...

An international team of scientists a family genome sequences known as “transposable elements,” and found they play a vital role in gene expression.

People with Indigenous American ancestry carry Denisovan genes that Neanderthals passed on when they mated with modern humans ...

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as “junk,” thought to serve no real purpose. In a new study in Cell ...

Tel Aviv, Israel — Modern humans and Neanderthals were interacting 100,000 years earlier than previously thought, according ...

DNA analysis is considered the gold standard for identifying victims of mass fatalities. But how does it work?

DNA testing confirms human remains found in Springfield creek belong to Joseph Frank Benton Sr., 68, who was on county's most ...

Human remains found in Knoxville in 2020 have been identified, the Knox County Regional Forensic Center said Tuesday. The ...