The new genetic data reveal two big changes in prehistoric human populations that are closely linked to the end of the last Ice Age around 19,000 years ago

Researchers at the University of Leicester have solved the three-dimensional structure of a gene repression complex that is known to play a role in cancer

This critical link could help researchers better understand cancer and diabetes pathways

Study also determines that the oral provocation or challenge test, with appropriate follow up, was a more efficient and safer screening method

Professor identifies 55 drug targets for the Zika virus from the human genome, leading to the identification of 79 FDA-approved drugs currently being used to treat other conditions

The vegetarian allele evolved in populations that have eaten a plant-based diet over hundreds of generations

One whole endogenous retrovirus genome–and bits of 17 others–were spotted in a study of 2,500 human genomes

Substantial amounts of Neandertal and Denisovan DNA can now be robustly identified in the genomes of present-day Melanesians

The haploid stem cells may yield new genetic screening tools and therapies

Computational modeling fills in potential gaps in transmission chains