A breakthrough in genetic editing allows IVF parents to select traits for their embryo. But some experts are warning this new ...

When people think of DNA, they usually think of genes, the parts that code for proteins and drive inherited traits. But there ...

A new genomic study reveals how human populations adapted, survived, and diversified in the Himalayas, one of the most ...

Throughout their long history, Qimmit have remained working dogs–still almost exclusively bred by mushers to pull sleds for ...

The histories of sled dogs and humans in the Arctic have been intricately linked for thousands of years, so it is no surprise ...

Today, genomics is saving countless lives and even entire species, thanks in large part to a commitment to collaborative and ...

Scientists at ETH Zurich have broken new ground by generating over 400 types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab, far ...

Carl Zimmer writes about the results of a new genetic study of humans and the diseases that afflicted us over the past 37,000 year ...

A new study in Science uses ancient and modern DNA to tell the Qimmeq’s story. It’s a story not just about dogs, but also ...

Each year, approximately 20 million people are diagnosed with cancer, and nearly 10 million lives are lost to the disease ...

Researchers have created over 400 distinct types of human nerve cells in vitro, vastly expanding the diversity available for ...

Human remains found in a fishing net in 2021 have been identified as belonging to a 36-year-old man who went missing on a ...