Over evolutionary time, segments of cephalopod DNA were rearranged over and over into something highly adaptable and highly ...

Millions of years ago, a virus infected the ancestors of chimpanzees and left behind a genetic souvenir. Humans never ...

Much remains unknown about the origin of viruses and how they evolve - but hunting for answers has been the focus of Portland ...

What makes the human brain distinctive? A new study published in Cell identifies two genes linked to human brain features and provides a road map to discover many more. The research could lead to ...

Nearly every cell in the human body contains essentially the same genetic information, yet different cells activate different genes. For regulatory proteins to reach these genes, DNA must be ...

Scientists have identified a 442-letter DNA sequence that may have contributed to human brain evolution. The sequence appears to influence neuron growth and the balance of different brain cell types.

A landmark Nature study reveals that non-coding DNA switches silenced 17 cartilage-building genes during human evolution, leaving human joints with 62% fewer shock-absorbing sugar molecules than ...

A study at Texas A&M University suggests that thymine may have helped early genetic molecules survive by directing that damage into a form that was easier to reverse. The findings, published in ...

Conventional clinical studies investigate the immediate causes and mechanisms of disease, while evolutionary medicine investigates why human biology remains vulnerable to disease. One explanation is ...

EVOFLUx uses DNA methylation fluctuations as molecular barcodes to trace tumor evolution, offering insights into growth, treatment resistance, and prognosis. The method requires only bulk methylation ...

Eight Myotis genomes connect unusual immune adaptations with DNA repair, cell death and dramatic differences in lifespan.