A new study has examined micronutrient-driven adaptation worldwide and across a broad range of micronutrients. We spoke with ...

Researchers are now exploring how different types of repetitive DNA create genome instability and structurally variant chromosomes.

Stanford study finds rapid brain cell evolution boosted human cognition but lowered autism gene activity, raising vulnerability.

A new study concludes that the speed at which the human brain evolved may help explain why our species experiences autism.

Researchers discovered that certain human brain cells evolved unusually fast, altering autism-linked gene activity.

Knowing how human DNA changes over generations is essential to estimating genetic disease risks and understanding how we evolved. But some of the most changeable regions of our DNA have been ...

When couples have trouble conceiving a baby or lose a pregnancy, they often undergo routine tests, which can turn up a shock: ...

The significant push back in the date of origin of modern-day humans is notable. It indicates that, in the last 800,000 years ...

Data from a new study links a pair of duplicated genes to human brain features. The research provides a roadmap for scientists to gain a deeper understanding of brain function and evolution, as well ...

In the genome, genes that code for protein are often divided into sections called exons, which are separated by spacers called introns. When a region of DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA (mRNA) or ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long ...

Human Evolution The first Americans had Denisovan DNA. And it may have helped them survive. Human Evolution Neanderthal genes may explain disorder where brain bulges out of the skull Human Evolution ...