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Are there any advantages to looking so cumbersome?
Thanks to genetics and improving nutrition, denizens of the Western Balkans have surpassed the Dutch in height.
An interview with CRISPR co-discoverer and Nobel Prize-winner Dr. Jennifer Doudna.
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While Y chromosome loss was first observed in 1963, it was not until 2014 that researchers found the link to a shorter life span.
Turning off a gene called “Myc” has a surprising effect in male fruit flies: They start courting other males.
More humans are being born with a third arm artery, an example of microevolution happening right before our eyes.
More than 90% of human faces are home to mites that live in our skin pores. These friendly guests might be merging with us.
"Lac-Phe" grants obese mice the benefits of exercise — without exercising. But don't expect an "exercise pill."
For 40 years, scientists thought a specific gene was linked to aggression in hamsters. Removing it, however, had violent consequences.
“It’s a big resource in the way the human genome is a big resource, in that you can go in and do discovery-based research."
Science doesn't fit neatly into ideology.
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How can the law keep up with new genetic technology?
Will nature or nurture win out?
Researchers believe they have found a single point mutation in an infection-sensing gene that causes the autoimmune disorder.
Thanks to genetic clues, scientists discovered that an old stroke therapy that had abandoned for decades might just work.
A new wave of preventative cancer vaccines are set to begin trials.
Probably not. Even though we're still investigating the origin of life, the evidence suggests that cells came much later.
Archaic humans ventured into Eurasia in waves, not always successfully. They may have started their journey in North Africa or West Asia.
There may be thousands of undiscovered mammal species in the world. Most are small, like bats and rodents, but there could be primates, too. A lifeline for Bigfoot enthusiasts?
The Human Genome Project put together 92% of our DNA blueprint. Here's what it took to complete the rest.
Could we all attain this superpower?
Every year, scientists like George Church get better at editing the genomes of human beings. But will genome editing help or hurt us?
Local researchers identify a striking rainbow-colored fairy wrasse found off the coast of the Maldives as a fish species all its own.
Discussions of human evolution are usually backward looking, as if the greatest triumphs and challenges were in the distant past.
Human organs don't always show up where doctors expect.
The ten greatest ideas in science form the bedrock of modern biology, chemistry, and physics. Everyone should be familiar with them.
Are some of us simple destined for unhappiness?
Tusks suddenly became a liability, even though in natural circumstances, tusks are very useful.
Today, every Homo species is extinct besides humans. But one of our close evolutionary relatives still lives on in our DNA.