A New Study Reveals the Traits That Speed Up Evolution
The first large-scale comparison of DNA mutation rates in 68 different vertebrate species gives insights into how quickly life can evolve. ..
The first large-scale comparison of DNA mutation rates in 68 different vertebrate species gives insights into how quickly life can evolve. ..
The neocortex is the seat of human intellect. New data suggests that mammals created it with new types of cells only after their evolutionary split from ..
Privately run genealogy databases have become a crucial tool for police investigators. Now a nonprofit is collecting data to help crack more cold cases. ..
About a dozen such consumer tests are now on the market, but the science of reading DNA for insights about longevity is still young. ..
Stretches of DNA that lock inherited traits together often accumulate harmful mutations. But they also hold genetic benefits for species. ..
Instead of cutting out chunks of the genome to disable malfunctioning genes, base editing makes a smaller, more precise swap. ..
For years, researchers thought characteristics like weight and education had shared genetic roots. The real answer might lie in how people choose to pair ..
Gene therapies promise long-term relief from intractable diseases—if insurers agree to pony up. ..
The US government is funding tech to determine whether genetic alterations in a virus or pest are an evolutionary quirk—or a lab-engineered danger. ..
A statistical analysis of chemical tags on DNA may help unify disparate theories of aging. ..