Our ancient past isn't always buried history. When it comes to our DNA, nearly 9% of the human genome is made up of leftover ...

The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...

A genetic mutation commonly found in cancer patients may also affect how the human body develops in the womb, according to ...

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the process differed from the evolution of chimpanzees. For the study, published ...

A University of Massachusetts Amherst sleep scientist, funded with $6.7 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has launched two unprecedented studies that will track over time ...

Human skin cells may one day be used to create functional human eggs in a step toward helping women have their own genetic ...

A new study explored how parents' divorce affects early child development. Data from more than 62,000 children aged 3 to 5 ...

Researchers discovered that autism’s prevalence may be linked to human brain evolution. Specific neurons in the outer brain evolved rapidly, and autism-linked genes changed under natural selection.

Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) have successfully transformed human skin cells into egg cells, ...

Researchers reveal that the guinea pig pre-implantation embryo is very similar to the human embryo, spurring a better understanding of infertility and early human development. CRCHUM researcher Sophie ...

In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers from the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (Crnic ...

Combining artificial intelligence and genetics has allowed researchers to study the part of the eye that gives us sharp ...