Analysis of the genome of a 14,400-year-old woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis), recovered from the stomach of an ...

An analysis of genetic data from over 900,000 people shows that certain stretches of DNA, made up of short sequences repeated ...

But some Neanderthal DNA helped modern humans survive and reproduce, and thus it has lingered in our genomes. Nowadays, ...

There is a genetic feature known as a repeat expansion, in which short sequences are repeated continuously. Some of them ...

Engineers at the University of California have developed a new data structure and compression technique that enables the ...

Research on Brazil’s supercentenarians reveals how genetic diversity, immunity, and resilience may allow some people to live ...

A groundbreaking cattle genome has given researchers their clearest look yet at what makes Wagyu beef so special. By ...

In a pair of papers, scientists greatly expanded our catalog of known genomic variation among humans. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Jewell’s research focuses on epigenetics, the biological mechanisms that regulate how genes are expressed without changing ...