Researchers have used a new human reference genome, which includes many duplicated and repeat sequences left out of the original human genome draft, to identify genes that make the human brain distinct. (Getty Images) What makes the human brain distinctive?

Colossal’s purchase of ViaGen, known for cloning pets of celebrities, bolsters the biotech firm’s tools for de-extinction and conservation.

(Corrects to show study presents options, not clone ban recommendation) OSLO, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The world faces a stark choice between banning cloning of humans or preparing ways to protect them from potential abuse or discrimination, a U.N. study said on ...

Viagen Pets and Equine is a biotechnology company that will produce genetic twins of customers' pets and livestock. But its conservation efforts are what attracted Colossal.

A naturally occurring gene called Cyclin A2 (CCNA2), which turns off after birth in humans, can actually make new, functioning heart cells and help the heart repair itself from injury, including a heart attack or heart failure,

Putting the uniquely human version of a certain gene into mice changed the way that those animals vocalized to each other, suggesting that this gene may play a role in speech and language. Mice make a lot of calls in the ultrasonic range that humans can't ...