It has been claimed that because most of our DNA is active, it must be important, but now human-plant hybrid cells have been ...

Early modern humans may have once lived alongside Denisovans and Neanderthals more than 44,000 years ago, DNA discovered in a Siberian cave has suggested. Experts from the Max Planck Institute for ...

A team of researchers has generated one of the most detailed 3D maps of human chromosomes, cataloging over 140,000 DNA looping interactions.

Living past the age of 100 has long fascinated scientists and the public alike. While advances in medicine and healthier ...

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

Every human face is unique, allowing us to distinguish between individuals. We know little about how facial features are encoded in our DNA, but we may be able to learn more about how our faces ...

Early humans may have started using language for communication over 100,000 years ago, a new review of genomic data shows. There are some 7,000 identified languages spoken globally, and researchers ...

Scientists claim to have found evidence of alien genetic manipulation in human DNA, with large sections of genes seemingly 'inserted' into people, potentially affecting millions of humans. If ...

From sandy beaches to hospital rooms, humans are leaving their DNA behind everywhere they go, scientists have found. Researchers analysed samples gathered from the environment in the US and Ireland, ...

Scientists say they have completed the first full and seamless catalogue of genetic instructions of humans. Until now, about 8% of the human genome code was missing from the blueprint, experts told ...

DNA methylation is one of the earliest epigenetic modifications to be discovered in human beings. It involves the transfer of methyl (CH 3) groups to the C5 position of cytosine bases that comprise ...

When popular YouTube star Adalia Rose died earlier this year, she looked like a diminutive, sickly woman in her 80s. In reality she was only 15 years old, a victim of progeria, an extremely rare ...