DNA replication is usually a very precise, templated process, but some enzymes are capable of "doodling," which might lead to ...

New research challenges long-standing assumptions about human evolution, revealing that natural selection has been more ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new picture of human origins that challenges the long-held idea of a single ancestral ...

A landmark DNA analysis has overturned the long-standing theory that modern humans arose from a single ancestral population ...

Scientists previously thought only a handful of genes showed signs of selection in recent human evolution, but previous studies hadn't taken full advantage of ancient DNA.

Scientists at Durham University, working in partnership with Jagiellonian University in Poland, have developed a new ...

DNA switches that predate humans and Neanderthals still influence how people speak today, offering new clues about language ...

New genetic results reveal a previously unknown wave of people settled in South America 1,300 years ago and that Indigenous ...

A Nature study has identified specific genetic variants that influence LDL cholesterol production, potentially lowering heart disease risk. Researchers used advanced screening to pinpoint DNA changes ...

A 2015 report published by a private genomics testing company found that 2% of 345 hot dogs tested contained traces of human DNA. However, it was unclear whether that report was a peer-reviewed study, ...