At some point in the deep past, humans may have come frighteningly close to disappearing altogether. Here’s what we know, ...

There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe. Using advanced analysis based ...

To Shakespeare’s Hamlet we humans are “the paragon of animals”. But recent advances in genetics are suggesting that humans are far from being evolution’s greatest achievement. For example, humans have ...

Researchers have reconstructed ancient herpesvirus genomes from Iron Age and medieval Europeans, revealing that HHV-6 has been infecting humans for at least 2,500 years. Some people inherited the ...

The findings shed new light on human reproduction and suggest pathways for developing treatments to lower the risk of ...

Explore the latest news and discoveries in human genetics, which explores how the molecular DNA sequences of our genomes shape our bodies, minds and health. From uncovering the causes of genetic ...

New DNA Study Links Human's Low Pain Tolerance to Ancient Genetic Roots ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A new genome-wide study uncovers evidence of the first three-way relationships between human genetic variation, variation in the fungal component of the human microbiome — known ...

A rare breed of hunting dogs known for its forked nose, the Turkish Pointer, might just help scientists better understand why human babies are sometimes born with facial clefts. In a recent study, ...