A massive study of ancient genomes has revealed that natural selection acted on hundreds of human genes throughout recent ...
Investigating a common gene in three very different species – axolotls, mice and zebrafish – scientists have discovered the ...
Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA ...
For the roughly 80 million people worldwide living with glaucoma, daily life often means watching the world slowly close in.
Ancient DNA reveals how farming accelerated human evolution, driving genetic changes over the past 10,000 years.
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which is the cause of AIDS, is a master of deception, using just nine genes to hijack ...
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which is the cause of AIDS, is a master of deception, using just nine genes to hijack ...
A major medical milestone took place in May 2025, when doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia used CRISPR-based gene editing to treat a child with a rare genetic disorder. Unlike earlier ...
Genome‑wide CRISPR screens in primary human T cells reveal human genes that promote or block HIV infection, uncovering potent ...
Scientists discover salamander genes that help regrow limbs, using gene therapy to restore digit growth in mice.