The genomics revolution is well under way. By Dr. Montgomery SlatkinProfessor Emeritus of Integrative BiologyUniversity of California,...
Genetics
Genetics examines how inherited information shapes living organisms across generations. Read about discoveries in heredity and the scientific debates that changed our understanding of life.
Ancient DNA recovered from a series of skeletons in central Germany up to 7500 years old has...
Inside Rome’s Colosseum visitors can view the chambers that once held animals and contenders below the arena...
It all begins with spitting in a tube like this one. Scott Beale/Laughing Squid, CC BY-NC-ND More people are sending...
Shutterstock Most people will be much better off putting the money spent on a genetic test towards a gym membership, or a pair of trainers. By...
Slurp and thank the Yamnaya. Samantha Jade Royds/Flickr, CC BY-SA Shedding light on how have traits that were rare in African ancestors became...
Ancient DNA can tell you a lot more than skull shape about the origins of the first...
TonelloPhotography/Shutterstock.com Each discipline tells us only part of the story. And so the truest picture of prehistory comes from...
Cover of the Astonishing Hypothesis by Francis Crick, 1994 By Lalita Kaplish / 09.14.2016 Wed Editor Wellcome...
Analyzing the genetics of ancient humans means changing ideas about our evolution. By Gaia Vince / 03.07.2017...
As genes are favored or phased out, human evolution continues. ktsdesign/Shutterstock.com     By Dr. Molly Przeworski, Dr. Joe Pickrell, and Hakhamanesh...
By Gaia Vince / 03.07.2017 The Rock of Gibraltar appears out of the plane window as an...
Genetic transmission is the mechanism that drives evolution. DNA encodes all the information necessary to make an...
A London-based brewery has recently launched a unique service that uses cutting edge genetic profiling to create...