A study led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego sheds new light on how a type of heart valve disease, ...

A deep-rooted population structure emerged, suggesting modern humans, Homo sapiens, are the result of a population that split ...

Genes from the minority population, particularly those related to brain function, may have played a crucial role in human ...

A new study reveals that a mysterious human ancestors contributed 20% of modern human genes, potentially enhancing brain ...

Cambridge University researchers have uncovered evidence that two distinct populations of ancient hominins, separated for ...

A novel genetic model suggests that the ancestors of modern humans came from two distinct populations that split and reconnected during our evolutionary history.

Mammalian genomes are organized by multi-level folding, yet how this organization contributes to cell type-specific transcription remain unclear. We uncovered that the nuclear protein SATB1 ...

A new article expands our understanding of sensory neurons in the tentacles of sea anemones, linking them to kidney disease in humans through a common gene.

In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers at the Beijing Institute of Stem Cells and Regeneration (BISCRM) and the Institute of Zoology (IOZ) have cracked the code of the notorious ...

The investigations revealed that these same genes, including one called DENND1B, are associated with obesity in humans as well. The findings mark a significant advance in understanding how biological ...

A new resource from the Gene Ontology Consortium, a comprehensive encyclopedia of the known functions of all protein-coding human genes, has just been completed and released on a new website. For ...