Most men stop growing by 18 years old. However, genetic and environmental factors can cause a person to either continue ...

Two small changes in human DNA may have played a big role in helping our ancestors walk upright, researchers say.

For decades, Paranthropus robustus has intrigued scientists as a powerful, big-jawed cousin of early humans. Now, thanks to ...

Research from UChicago dissects how a single genetic switch helps butterflies mimic wing patterns of other species to protect ...

Cathy Tie, who launched her first biotech in SF's IndieBio, now leads Manhattan Genomics in controversial push to edit human ...

DNA shines a light back into the past, showing us things that fossils can't. But how far back can that light extend? Some of the oldest DNA sequences come from mastodon and polar bear fossils about 50 ...

She had to fight for recognition after a male colleague took credit for her work in identifying an extra chromosome as the ...

New research posits that a genetic incompatibility between female offspring of humans and Neanderthals and their children ...

An international team led by a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientist has created a first-of-its-kind resource ...

An international team led by a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientist has created a first-of-its-kind resource ...

Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, biotech startup Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of ...

T he bowhead whale is the world’s longest-living mammal, sometimes making it to a staggering 200 years old. How does it do it ...