By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) -Scientists in Colombia have discovered a previously unknown lineage of human beings ...

Once dismissed as “junk” DNA, ancient viruses embedded in the human genome play a key role in early human development, ...

Despite its proximity to other groups of Neanderthals and the era’s modern humans, the lineage of the specimen, dubbed ...

People with Indigenous American ancestry carry Denisovan genes that Neanderthals passed on when they mated with modern humans ...

Denisovan-derived DNA shaped Indigenous American ancestry, helping early peoples adapt to new environments, foods, and ...

A good portion of human DNA is what scientists refer to as "junk" -- stuff left over from ancient viruses and such. But maybe ...

A new study suggests an enzyme unique to Homo sapiens may have made us more competitive water seekers than our closest ...

The roughly two-decade-old human reference genome derives mostly from one man, but is a patchwork quilt of more than 60 people’s DNA (SN: 3/4/21). It has been restitched and added to over the ...

An international team of scientists a family genome sequences known as “transposable elements,” and found they play a vital role in gene expression.

DNA testing confirms human remains found in Springfield creek belong to Joseph Frank Benton Sr., 68, who was on county's most ...

Human DNA that has seeped into the environment through our spit, skin, sweat and blood could be used to help find missing persons, aid in forensic investigations to solve crimes, locate sites of ...

Scientists are trying to build a more complete human reference genome, a master blueprint of our DNA used in biomedical and genetic research. One proposal is to decipher the genomes of 3 million ...