Scientists have identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human health ...

A study published in the journal Science reveals how jumping fragments of human DNA, a type of genetic parasite, destabilize the cancer genome. Unstable genomes are a fertile playground for cancer ...

Ancient linkups may have happened more frequently between female humans and male Neanderthals, according to an new genetic ...

DNA repair is essential for the maintenance of genomic stability and its failure can lead to human disease. Various DNA repair systems exist, such as base excision repair, nucleotide excision repair, ...

The discovery of ancient HHV-6 genomes provides the first time-stamped genetic proof of long-term virus-human coevolution at the DNA level. It also highlights how ancient DNA can illuminate the deep ...

One person’s junk is another’s treasure. An international team of scientists have found that strings of “junk” DNA in the human genome that were previously written off as having no useful function are ...