Our ancient past isn't always buried history. When it comes to our DNA, nearly 9% of the human genome is made up of leftover ...

WASHINGTON -- The book of genetic instructions for the human body is complete to an accuracy of 99.99 percent, a scientific achievement once deemed impossible but now considered the foundation for a ...

Around 45 percent of human DNA is made up of transposable elements, or TEs—genetic leftovers from now-extinct viruses that scientists once believed to be “junk DNA.” But that view is changing, and a ...

One person's junk is another's treasure. An international team of scientists have found that strings of "junk" DNA in the human genome that were previously written off as having no useful function are ...

A new study, published in Nature Genetics, created the largest genetic map of human metabolism, revealing new insights into ...

Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps ...

Wanted: the code that makes people tick. Wait, make that ... Wanted: the code that makes people sick. Spelling matters. A letter can change the meaning of a sentence. And a few letters – in the ...

For decades, gene-editing science has been limited to making small, precise edits to human DNA, akin to correcting typos in ...

US scientists testing the technique say it could help people overcome infertility and potentially allow same-sex couples to ...