The skin over a fresh wound might not look like much. In some animals, though, that thin covering becomes command central for ...

A massive study of ancient and modern DNA from thousands of West Eurasian people has identified nearly 500 genetic variants ...

Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA ...

A massive study of ancient genomes has revealed that natural selection acted on hundreds of human genes throughout recent ...

In 2001 scientists studying human language made a breakthrough: by looking at the DNA of a family with a rare speech ...

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which is the cause of AIDS, is a master of deception, using just nine genes to hijack ...

Scientists discover salamander genes that help regrow limbs, using gene therapy to restore digit growth in mice.

A new study finds natural selection has reshaped hundreds of human genes in the past 10,000 years, driven by farming, disease ...

Genome‑wide CRISPR screens in primary human T cells reveal human genes that promote or block HIV infection, uncovering potent ...

Investigating a common gene in three very different species—salamanders, mice and zebrafish—scientists have discovered the ...