The scientists that discovered the remains in China believe the DNA can play a big part in unlocking the history of Tibet.

These findings offer valuable insights into human history, population dynamics, and the eventual collapse of the Classic Maya ...

A change to a single gene in the bacterium Yersinia pestis has enabled one of the world’s most notorious pathogens to survive ...

That genetic traces of the original population disappear completely is unusual, especially in South America,” said geneticist ...

The good news? A modern, broad-spectrum SPF can halt that trajectory cold. Ultraviolet radiation fuels DNA damage, collagen ...

A study of more than 100 genomes from people who lived in ancient China has unmasked a "ghost" in their midst.

Some 3.6 million Americans are diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma each year, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation.

Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate. Researchers have identified a genetic variant that contributed to the ...

Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate.

Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate. Publishing in the Cell ...

The cellular damage caused by ultraviolet (UV) light exposure is what results in DNA alterations that ... experts warn that BCC is affecting people at younger and younger ages. Certain risk factors ...

According to the study, published Sept. 18 in the journal iScience, forensic DNA analysis is less accurate among people with low genetic diversity. In those cases, forensic DNA analysis is more ...