What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

In an article published in Molecular Cell, scientists have discovered how the three-dimensional organization of DNA in our ...

In the coming years, an unprecedented number of people will leave planet Earth—but it’s becoming increasingly clear that deep space will make us sick.

New research has used DNA found in sediment to reveal new information about the human and animal populations that preceded ...

Researchers discovered how genetic switches shaped human brain evolution by fine-tuning shared gene expression.

Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is ...

Approximately 19,000 years ago, during the era of hunter-gatherers, a woman passed away and was buried in a cave in Cantabria ...

Tuberculosis is a serious global health threat that infected more than 10 million people in 2022. Spread through the air and into the lungs, the pathogen that causes "TB" can lead to chronic cough, ...

Scientists have translated nanoscale experimental and computational data into precise 3D representations of bacteria, yeast ...

By treating DNA as a language, Brian Hie’s “ChatGPT for genomes” could pick up patterns that humans can’t see, accelerating ...