Tiny genetic variations between humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans might not be all they were cracked up to be.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an increasingly dangerous problem affecting global health. In 2019 alone, ...

A new way to map the spread and evolution of pathogens, and their responses to vaccines and antibiotics, will provide key insights to help predict and prevent future outbreaks. The approach combines a ...

Woodrats weigh less than half a pound but can survive venomous rattlesnake bites that would hospitalize, or even kill, a full ...

Human Genomics for Health. Description. This special issue highlights the critical role of population genetics in unraveling ...

In a study published in Developmental Cell, a team led by Prof. Robert K. Naumann from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and researchers from BGI ...

The only remaining autonomous 'jumping gene' can only attach to, and stitch a copy of itself into, DNA when it builds up into large clusters and only as cells divide. Viruses are known to use the ...

A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution reports that Italian bears living in areas with many villages evolved and ...

New research has identified key factors that drive lung tumor evolution and influence outcomes, describing a previously ...