Newly sequenced Native genomes showcase a wealth of surprises, from previously unknown populations to unique high-altitude adaptations.

Tiny repeated stretches of DNA in your genome may quietly shape how your body works, how your brain develops, and how you ...

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

Our hunter-gatherer ancestors have given us many things. They passed down mastery of fire for cooking and early survival technologies, such as stone tools. They may also have given us the secret to a ...

It has been claimed that because most of our DNA is active, it must be important, but now human-plant hybrid cells have been ...

What scientists long believed were knots in DNA may actually be persistent twists formed during nanopore analysis, revealing ...

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

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Italian centenarians have a higher proportion of DNA inherited from ancient hunter-gatherers compared to the general population, according to a new study that could lead to better understanding of ...

WILL TAKE THE STAND TOMORROW. OUR SARAH JOINS US LIVE OUTSIDE THE COURTHOUSE IN DEDHAM. SARAH. ERIKA AND BEN. TODAY WE HEARD KEY EVIDENCE ABOUT DNA ON EVIDENCE LIKE THE HATCHET AND HACKSAW. WE ALSO ...

Some people credit good habits or good fortune for a long life. But a new genetic study suggests the secret to reaching 100 may lie much deeper - in DNA inherited from ancient hunter-gatherers who ...