A groundbreaking study by the Roslin Institute explores how whole genome duplication shaped the complexity and evolution of ...

There's a good chance you've heard of Neanderthals when it comes to ancient human species, but they aren't the only ones who have appeared in the fossil record.

But James Watson and Francis Crick's claim was a valid one, for they had in fact discovered the structure of DNA, the chemical that encodes instructions for building and replicating almost all ...

This shows that the DNA extrusion and twisting mechanisms stayed the same for very long times during evolution. No matter whether DNA is looped in humans, yeast, or any other cell – nature ...

Researchers have made breakthrough discoveries about human migration patterns across Europe during the first millennium AD.

Is it just noise, a side effect of evolution, or does it have functions? A research team at NYU Langone Health sought to ...

A joint research group team led by Sayuri Tsukahara and Tetsuji Kakutani of the University of Tokyo has clarified a mechanism ...

"The genetic code is this amazing thing in which a string of DNA or RNA containing sequences ... of conventional views of genetic code evolution rests on the famous Urey-Miller experiment of ...

Two studies published today, which together cover the past 50,000 years of human evolution, suggest Neanderthal DNA was already well and truly within our species' gene pool by around 42,000 years ago.

While humans share over 95% of their genome with chimpanzees, our brains are far more complex due to differences in gene expression.

The extraction of genetic material from archaeological remains, known as ancient DNA, is helping scientists gain insights into our distant past. With advances in sequencing technology, these ...