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

One of the biggest quests in biology is understanding how every cell in an animal's body carries an identical genome yet ...

The centromere is necessary for the transport of chromosomes during cell division and, therefore, for the correct ...

The completion of a South American lung fish genome sequencing represents one of the most remarkable moments within current ...

A study by Kristin Winchell (NYU) sequenced the genomes of these reptiles and found 93 specific genes related to limb and skin development that had diverged from forest populations. The city lizards ...

The analysis revealed that about 2 per cent of sperm from men in their early 30s contained disease-causing mutations. That figure rose to between 3 and 5 per cent in middle-aged men (43 to 58 years) ...

While bear attacks seem to have become a significant problem in Japan—with the country going as far as deploying the army —new research reveals that an Italian bear species has evolved to be less ...

A research team has recreated the evolution of the eye in a physics simulation. The results show why nature chose such ...

That’s because the industry veteran will join Alnylam’s board as of Jan. 5. Arbuckle had been executive vice president and ...

Schizophrenia affects around 23 million people globally, or one in 345 people. The illness can beset sufferers with ...

When roundworms stop reproducing, they can still move and function normally but lose their ability to detect certain food ...