Anthropologist Christopher Bae has recently suggested we add two new species of ancient human to our family tree. The plans break the conventions for how species should be named – but Bae argues the r ...

A company’s plan to edit the genomes of human embryos worries some researchers — but it might reflect the changing attitudes ...

Scientists found a new coronavirus in Brazilian bats, named BRZ batCoV. This virus shares a genetic feature with SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-1 ...

Genetic tweaks allowed early humans to stand, balance and walk on two legs instead of moving on all fours like other primates ...

Anita Raj, a globally recognized scholar whose research on gender, public health, violence prevention and numerous other areas ranks among the most widely cited in the world, has been elected to the ...

Most men stop growing by 18 years old. However, genetic and environmental factors can cause a person to either continue ...

Two small changes in human DNA may have played a big role in helping our ancestors walk upright, researchers say.

Cathy Tie, who launched her first biotech in SF's IndieBio, now leads Manhattan Genomics in controversial push to edit human ...

DNA shines a light back into the past, showing us things that fossils can't. But how far back can that light extend? Some of the oldest DNA sequences come from mastodon and polar bear fossils about 50 ...

She had to fight for recognition after a male colleague took credit for her work in identifying an extra chromosome as the ...

New research posits that a genetic incompatibility between female offspring of humans and Neanderthals and their children ...

An international team led by a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientist has created a first-of-its-kind resource ...