A deep-rooted population structure emerged, suggesting modern humans, Homo sapiens, are the result of a population that split in two about 1.5 million years ago, and then, only 300,000 years ago, ...

Chimpanzees bear genetic adaptations that help them thrive in their different forest and savannah habitats. Some of the ...

Studies have suggested that genes under strong sexual selection tend to evolve rapidly, particularly those associated with ...

Lurking within the genomes of nearly all species--including plants, fungi, and even humans--are genes that are passed from generation to generation with no clear benefit to the organism. Called ...

It is a detailed view of the brain like never seen before. In a significant technological leap, University of Florida ...

A new AI tool builds sophisticated map of mouse brains. It is a detailed view of the brain like never seen before. In a significant technological leap, University of Florida researchers have created a ...

Utilizing sophisticated analyses grounded in complete genome sequences, researchers at the University of Cambridge have uncovered indications that modern humans emerged from a genetic mixing event ...

A study led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego sheds new light on how a type of heart valve disease, called aortic valve stenosis, progresses differently in males and females.