Genetics

A group of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley has mapped out the evolution of Neanderthal DNA over the last 40,000 years

In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius violently erupted and buried the city of Pompeii under ash, preserving the city and many of the volcano’s victims. In the 1700s, when archaeologists discovered the ruins at Pompeii, they filled empty cavities left by the…

Using a data set of over 10,000 people with Raynaud syndrome, scientists have identified genes underlying the biology of the cardiovascular condition.

What defines sex determination? Sex-changing fish enrich the picture.

Researchers discover a previously unappreciated role of sensory nerves in detecting pathogens and boosting the immune response required for viral clearance.

Scientists have created a 3D map of the woolly mammoth genome from a remarkably well preserved 50,000-year-old sample.

Researchers are investigating a novel pathway critical for controlling antibiotic resistance in bacteria.

Using an international collection of nearly 900,000 samples, researchers have probed into the biology behind the fairly common loss of an X chromosome in white blood cells.

Researchers find that mutations are not the only drivers of tumor formation and that epigenetic alterations could be involved too.

Researchers have found a promising oral drug that could safely and reversibly reduce sperm mobility, shifting the burden of birth control more equally between sexes.