A study of 470,000 people reveals that the APOE gene could be behind 90% of Alzheimer's cases in the world today.

A new study in Science suggests Neanderthal men and modern human women interbred more often than assumed, reshaping theories about our DNA. But what drove those ancient pairings remains uncertain.

New genetic research suggests a common Southeast Asian frog long believed to be one species could actually be six or seven distinct ones.

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

Most people of non-African ancestry carry about 2% Neanderthal DNA, and researchers report a mirror image pattern with more human DNA on the Neanderthal X chromosome.

Using a CRISPR-based biosensor platform, researchers have detected microRNA biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease, with the ...

Biogen has "10 Phase 3 programs" with readouts starting this year and additional catalysts expected sequentially through the end of the decade, and CEO Christopher Viehbacher says the company is ...

Thin stretches of the human X chromosome look oddly empty when you scan for Neanderthal DNA. Geneticists even have a name for the gaps: “Neanderthal deserts.

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

Most people with non-African ancestry carry roughly 1–4% Neanderthal ancestry spread across their genomes, a legacy of contact after modern humans expanded into Eurasia. But the X chromosome, one of ...

Genetic analysis of Bornean frogs revealed several distinct groups, suggesting more species may exist than previously believed.

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