Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.

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We've long assumed our species evolved from a tidy, single stream of ancestors. But life on Earth is never quite so ...

Scientists discovered humans descended from two ancient populations, not one. These groups split 1.5 million years ago.

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Lurking within the genomes of nearly all species--including plants, fungi, and even humans--are genes that are passed from generation to generation with no clear benefit to the organism. Called ...

Utilizing sophisticated analyses grounded in complete genome sequences, researchers at the University of Cambridge have ...

Highlighting AI’s role in improving colonoscopy detection, emergency care, and personalized medicine, Dr. D. Nageshwar Reddy, ...

Marco Marra spent five years earning his PhD by studying DNA fragments of roundworms, fascinated by the notion that ...

Federal funding for biomedical research pays off by enabling basic discoveries that lead to lifesaving treatments, writes ...

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Dr. Yang Jian, leader of the team that published the Nature article unveiling a new method known simply as "gsMap" Photo: ...