Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate ...
A new Neanderthal DNA study suggests interbreeding between modern humans and Neanderthals favored pairings of female humans ...
Centromeres play virtually the same central role across the entire tree of life: They ensure the faithful segregation of chromosomes during cell division. Yet the striking diversity in centromere ...
The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...
Scientists at the University of Vienna, Austria, have screened great ape specimens obtained from natural history museums to identify DNA viruses. This groundbreaking study provides unique insights ...