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Clusters of genes found in humans match those that hibernating animals like mice use to power down during lean times, a new study has found. Because those genes are correlated with the parts of the ...

Humans are not done evolving. Recent research reveals that new genes are still emerging in our DNA, challenging old assumptions about genetic development. A study published in Cell Reports has ...

Putting the uniquely human version of a certain gene into mice changed the way that those animals vocalized to each other, suggesting that this gene may play a role in speech and language. Mice make a ...

Humans and Neanderthals are virtually identical at the genetic level. Scientists are probing the differences to understand why we are here, and they aren’t. Scientists have a new clue in the long ...