Learn more about what how humans ended up having Neanderthal DNA in their genome and what it means if you have it.

When cells proliferate, genomic DNA is precisely duplicated once per cell cycle. Abnormalities in this DNA replication ...

With a rate of mutation 35 percent higher than random chance, this previously unknown weakness could be a major vector for ...

Researchers at Duke University used CRISPR technologies to discover previously unannotated stretches of DNA in the ‘dark genome’ that are responsible for controlling how cells sense and respond to the ...

Scientists have pinpointed precise regions in the human genome where DNA is most likely to develop a mutation. At spots where ...

Researchers at Duke University used CRISPR technologies to discover previously unannotated stretches of DNA in the 'dark genome' that are responsible ...

Researchers have unlocked the final gaps in the human genome, and what they tell us could mean big waves for the future of ...

A new study reports that the locations where genes begin are particularly prone to mutations, and these genetic changes can ...

The first phase of the U.K. synthetic human genome project has successfully completed, realizing key steps in chromosome ...

Human gene maps contain major blind spots because they were built largely from the DNA sequences of people with European ...

The Northwestern Innovation Institute (NI Institute) at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management today announced the Northwestern Innovation Prize for Human-Machine Partnership (NI Prize ...

Human gene maps contain major blind spots because they were built largely from the DNA sequences of people with European ...