Thin stretches of the human X chromosome look oddly empty when you scan for Neanderthal DNA. Geneticists even have a name for the gaps: “Neanderthal deserts.

When ancient humans mated, dad was a Neanderthal, mom was Homo sapiens.

RIKEN researchers have discovered how an enzyme modifies gene expression by targeting certain stretches of messenger RNA ...

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A study published in the International Journal of Biological Macromolecules presents the most detailed image obtained to date ...

The human genome is a rich, complex record of migration, encounters, and inheritance written over thousands of millennia.

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Inside every cell, thousands of molecular signals collide, overlap, and compensate, obscuring the true drivers of gene ...

Within a few centuries, the genetic landscape of the Rhine-Meuse region, including the wetlands, was completely reshaped. Our ...

Learn how sex-biased interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans explains why Neanderthal DNA is largely missing ...

Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania and Rice University have refined a technology for editing individual genetic ...

A refined base-pair editor limits unintended neighboring DNA edits while maintaining strong correction of disease-causing ...