Papua New Guineans, who have been genetically isolated for millennia, carry unique genes that helped them fight off infection —...
Within the last century, researchers’ understanding of genetics has undergone a profound transformation. Genes, regions of DNA that...
The human body's roughly 30 trillion cells don't need all of their genes switched on at once. Instead, cells tightly control the activity...
You have, right now inside you, a gene known as UGT1A1. But that’s so formal. Let’s just call it Eugene. Eugene holds instructions...
Doctors could use distinct patterns of gene activity in the blood to more quickly diagnose and treat children with life-threatening...
Officially, humans first appeared on Earth 4 million years ago, but new evidence reveals that ancient extraterrestrial invaders genetically...
