Ötzi the Iceman Gets a New Look from Genetic Analysis
Improved DNA analysis has updated thinking on the skin color, ancestry, and more of the alpine mummy known as Ötzi the Iceman
Improved DNA analysis has updated thinking on the skin color, ancestry, and more of the alpine mummy known as Ötzi the Iceman
New research identifies genome areas linked to dietary patterns and our taste for things such as tea, tobacco and grapes
An expert on aging thinks humans could live to be 1,000 years old—with a few tweaks to our genetic “software”
Recent news of complex embryo models revived debates over stem cells and human cloning. But biology says there’s nothing to worry about
Researchers explore using stem cells to treat age-related macular degeneration in real-life situations
Electricity within the body influences brain development in frog embryos
Researchers investigate how to grow organs in animals using human stem cells
Getting blood vessels right in lab-grown and 3-D printed organs is still a challenge
The DNA you shed everywhere could be used to identify you, and experts are concerned
The U.K.’s fertility regulator reveals that at least one child has been born using mitochondrial replacement therapy, but the procedure’s effectiveness remains to be seen...
When it comes to dog traits, genetics-based lineages are more telling than human-made categories...
Hidden beneath the surface of the treasured strawberry is a unique branch of the evolutionary tree, where eight sets of chromosomes are better than two
Genetic sequences show evidence of raccoon dogs and other animals at the Wuhan market sites where SARS-CoV-2 was found in early 2020, adding to evidence of a natural spillover event
A team of moth and butterfly scientists decided to go from a restaurant bar to the lab bench to understand mescal’s iconic “worm”
What really happens to our bodies when we age—and could we find a way to slow it down?
Using modern human DNA to estimate when new generations were born over 250,000 years, scientists suggest that fathers have been having children later in life than mothers throughout human history...
Scientists have long known that ancient people living in Siberia made their way into what is now North America. Mounting DNA evidence suggests migration also happened in the opposite direction...
A detailed examination of gene activity in various organisms, including humans, reveals a new hallmark of the aging process
Cells with XX or XY chromosomes provide researchers with a new tool to study how differences in sex chromosomes can influence health and development
DNA from Denisovans, an extinct human species, that was found in the genomes of Indigenous Papuans may mold their immune system
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