In a lab at Rockefeller University in New York, a mouse squeaks. But this is no ordinary squeak. It is a strange, complex ...

Now researchers from The Rockefeller University have unearthed intriguing genetic evidence: a protein variant found only in humans that may have helped shape the emergence of spoken language.

Why did humans start speaking? Scientists suggest genetics played a big role and say the evolution of this singular ability ...

In a world first, researchers from Flinders University have applied advanced gene editing to explore how an enzyme, made ...

A team of Chinese scientists has used targeted gene editing to develop rice that produces coenzyme CoQ10 (CoQ10), a vital ...

Stanford Medicine researchers sifted through thousands of single nucleotide mutations in DNA to identify fewer than 400 that are functionally associated with inherited cancer risk.

A gene variant present in most people might have contributed to cognitive differences between humans and their closest ...

Human life depends on plants and crop production, with seeds serving as the primary source of nutrition for both humans and livestock. Currently, three ...

ETH researchers have developed a new gene switch that can be activated using a commercially available nitroglycerine patch applied to the skin.

Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?