and was overshadowed by the more-prominent controversy over whether protein and DNA sequence variation is explained by selection or by random drift (see Ref. 3, Ch. 20). The genetic basis and ...

A controversial new paper argues these widely trusted tests might be fundamentally flawed — and potentially dangerous.

In the grand tapestry of Earth’s ecosystems, it’s often the smallest beings that wield the most significant influence. From ...

In a new study, researchers led by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig have recovered the first ancient genomes (aDNA) from Papua New Guinea and the Bismarck ...

A new study reveals the genetic roots and population shifts of the Classic Maya, uncovering ties to highland Mexico and shedding light on the civilization’s rise and fall. Credit: Shutterstock These ...

Researchers insert a 40,000-year-old Neanderthal variant of the GLI3 gene into mice, altering their bone structure without malformations.

Due to their hardiness in severe weather, capability to yield milk and meat, fast generation times, capacity to withstand the substandard diets, goats constitute an indispensable part of rural ...

Earlier this month, scientists used CRISPR technology to achieve a significant milestone: rewrite the DNA of a baby with a rare genetic disease. The patient, a now-10-month-old boy named KJ ...

On the C57BL6 genetic background, mice developed cranial enlargement and rib cage abnormalities ... Neanderthals, with their smaller effective population sizes, may have tolerated or even incorporated ...

To investigate the shared genetic drift between the Shangshihe population and other groups, we calculated the outgroup f3-statistics and f4-statistics using the qp3pop v651 and qpDstat v980 programs ...

(CNN) — The sperm of a man carrying a rare genetic mutation linked to cancer was used to conceive scores of children across Europe, prompting calls for greater regulation and a limit on the ...

A new rapid blood test, to be presented at the European Society of Human Genetics conference, promises to improve the diagnosis of rare genetic diseases in children significantly While rare genetic ...