The human genome is a rich, complex record of migration, encounters, and inheritance written over thousands of millennia.

FILE: Reconstructions of a Neanderthal man, left, and woman at the Neanderthal museum in Mettmann, Germany, March 2009 ...

By now, it’s firmly established that modern humans and their Neanderthal relatives met and mated as our ancestors expanded ...

But the study, published Thursday in the journal Science, shows “that whenever Neanderthals and modern humans have mated, ...

Researchers found that Neanderthals carried excess modern human DNA on their X chromosomes, pointing to predominantly male ...

New research reveals that ancient interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals shaped our modern human DNA - especially on the X chromosome.

A deeper understanding of how DNA changes over generations helps scientists learn why people differ and how diseases develop. Until recently, many fast-changing parts of the human genome remained ...

New research from King's College London has revealed a connection between ancient viral DNA embedded in the human genome and the genetic risk for two major diseases that affect the central nervous ...

A study published today in the journal Science reveals how jumping fragments of human DNA, a type of genetic parasite, ...

A team led by Professor Inkyung Jung from the Department of Biological Sciences at KAIST, working with Professor Yarui Diao’s ...

Scientists discovered hundreds of energy-making enzymes secretly working on human DNA—revealing a hidden “mini-metabolism” ...