Human evolution has often been depicted as a process of adaptation, where natural selection and genetic changes drive species ...

New research shows that wherever human populations mix, their languages blend as well ...

A team from the University of Illinois has uncovered surprising evolutionary links between the genetic code and tiny protein ...

Aimed at integrating cutting-edge psychological science into the classroom, columns about teaching Current Directions in ...

Primary cilia play a powerful role in how cells sense their surroundings. They help guide embryo development and ensure ...

Colossal Biosciences, a Texas-based science company, announced on Wednesday that it is working to bring back the dodo bird ...

What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.

Researchers compared Kangaroo Island koalas with those in Victoria and Queensland using whole-genome sequencing. They found ...

Jen Eichmeyer, program director of the Master of Science in Genetic Counseling program, is serving as the president of the ...

New research into the genetics of Anopheles funestus (An. funestus), one of the most neglected but prolific malaria-transmitting mosquitoes in Africa, has revealed how this species is evolving in ...

Jesse Gelsinger died after receiving a gene therapy treatment to treat a liver disease. The death sparked an investigation ...

In collaboration with Turkana communities, U.S. and Kenyan researchers analyzed Turkana genomes to uncover key genetic adaptations underlying survival in hot and dry environments, revealing how ...