DNA is the blueprint of life. Genes encode proteins and serve as the body's basic components. However, building a functioning ...

In 2023, scientists made a surprising find regarding pangolins. Scientists have long believed that pangolins have eight branches in their family tree. But an unlikely discovery made from studying ...

It's long been assumed the Jomon people, who had inhabited the Japanese archipelago since around 16,000 years ago, had multiple lineages resulting from different migration routes. But new genetic ...

In the largest ever study of its kind, an analysis of entire tumor genomes has provided the most complete picture yet of an aggressive type of brain cancer. Diffuse gliomas are aggressive brain tumors ...

Extracting and analyzing relevant medical information from large-scale databases such as biobanks poses considerable challenges. To exploit such "big data," attempts have focused on large sampling ...

A new study says genetic testing can speed the return of the American chestnut tree that once dominated Eastern U.S. forests.

The rise of gene editing forces regulators to confront a difficult question: How to protect fair play in the age of genomic medicine.

Billions of American chestnut trees once covered the eastern United States. They soared in height, producing so many nuts that sellers moved them by train car. Every Christmas, they’re called to mind ...