Cells use many complex genetic repair backup systems to fix DNA damage and remain healthy throughout their lives.

A new study from Cambridge genetic researchers is unraveling everything we thought we knew about human evolution.

The influence of an unknown population and its impact on intelligence was discovered in our DNA by researchers using a new ...

Research into transcription factors deepen understanding of the 'language' of the genome, offering insights into human development.

New research has uncovered more about the complexity of human gene regulation by identifying certain sequences of proteins ...

Unlike Neanderthal DNA, which makes up roughly 2% of ... A structured coalescent model reveals deep ancestral structure shared by all modern humans, Nature Genetics (2025). DOI: 10.1038 ...

Researchers analyzed the ancient DNA of two mummies from what is now Libya to learn about people who lived in the "Green ...

"Our history is far richer and more complex than we imagined," said human evolutionary geneticist Aylwyn Scally.

The third confirmed location of extinct hominins known as Denisovans shows these human cousins adapted to an impressive range of environments ...

The team's method relied on analysing modern human DNA, rather than extracting genetic ... finding evidence of ancestral population structure in some but not all of these. "What's becoming clear ...