Neurons in humans and other mammals express many exceptionally long genes, ranging from more than 100 kbp to more than 2 Mbp, ...

A study by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has found that new cutting-edge ...

Understanding gene regulation may be key to interpreting human disease genetics. Genes are regulated in part by stretches of ...

Treating inherited diseases is one of the greatest challenges in modern medicine. In the future, targeted gene corrections at ...

Humans and Neanderthals are virtually identical at the genetic level. Scientists are probing the differences to understand why we are here, and they aren’t. Scientists have a new clue in the long ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hibernating mammals rely on particular genes to adjust their metabolisms as they enter that unique, low-energy state — and humans ...

Type 1 and 2 diabetes are ultimately caused by a shortage of beta (β) cells, which are present in the pancreas and produce ...

From epic poetry to game shows, from Stone Age axes to spaceflight, humans have the most complex cultures of any species on Earth. Since the time of Darwin, scientists have suspected that this culture ...

Explore the surprising Neanderthal DNA distribution in modern humans and how Neanderthal genes help adapt to cooler climates. You've heard that Neanderthal DNA lives on in the genes of many modern ...

Scientists have uncovered a genetic overlap between people and golden retrievers that helps explain why both species can be so irresistibly social, attentive and eager to connect. Instead of being ...