Scientists found that fast-evolving DNA shaped human brain development but might also increase risks for mental disorders.

Using population genomic tools, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, the Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of ...

Advances in genetic representation could make a major contribution towards advancing precision medicine. Creation of a comprehensive genetic representation for more than 2.5 billion people across the ...

By analyzing the DNA of Fulani people, researchers led by @HopkinsMedicine revealed a shared genetic component among all ...

For the first time, a new resource containing DNA sequencing data for over 37,000 children and parents collected over ...

How did humans evolve brains capable of complex language, civilization, and more? The answer could lie in exceptional DNA.

“Colossal’s team made a number of genetic changes known as “knock outs” in lab mice that are already known to produce longer, thicker, wavier — or woollier — coats in mice. They also made a change ...

A new study reveals that human accelerated regions (HARs)—segments of DNA that evolved much faster than expected—may be key to the brain’s advanced cognitive abilities.

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) approach that accelerates the identification of genes that ...

How did humans evolve brains capable of complex language, civilization, and more?       The answer could lie in exceptional DNA. Scientists at UC San Francisco found that parts of our chromosomes have ...

Texas is suing the NCAA in the hopes that a court will order the organization to “immediately begin screening the sex of ...

Dr. Francis Collins is leaving the National Institutes of Health, where he served as director from 2009 to 2021. The agency ...