Human is a five-part Nova series, produced by the BBC, that takes a look at the origins and survival of the human race. The host is paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi, and she travels to various ...

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Researchers have found that nearly three-quarters of the population carry newly identified genetic elements called Inocles, which may influence oral health, immunity, and cancer risk. Researchers at t ...

At WIRED Health 2025, Orchid CEO Noor Siddiqui and genomics pioneer George Church laid out their view of the future of ...

America’s cancer research system, which has helped save millions of lives, is under threat in one of its most productive ...

A new book charts the millennia-old history of our fascination with aliens, and how myth transformed into research.

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The Earth BioGenome Project is racing to sequence the DNA of life, building a global genome library to protect biodiversity.

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From the mighty blue whale to the humble baker's yeast, scientists have barely begun to understand the vast genetic diversity ...