The scientific data we provide do not always align with common assumptions,” said study co-author and professor David Reich.

Researchers unveil the inner mechanisms of the most intricate and complex molecular machine in human biology. Scientists at ...

A new genetic analysis of 14 bodies recovered from Pompeii is casting doubt on some of the initial interpretations of their identities before the cataclysmic volcanic eruption. A team of ...

Human Biology is the integrated study of human anatomy and physiology, including the study of the body in health and disease. It covers a wide range of topics, ranging from genetics, microbiology and ...

Ibuprofen counters problems caused by mutations in the MAN1B1 gene, fruit fly tests show. Early results in three children are ”fairly positive.” ...

A team will assess whether the West Texas lizard qualifies as a new species and merits conservation efforts. In the Chinati Mountains of western Texas resides a rare lizard known as Dixon’s whiptail.

Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii after a volcanic eruption, overturning misconceptions about their genetic ...

Genes contain instructions for making proteins, and a central dogma of biology is that this information flows from DNA to RNA ...

The world's great white sharks are divided into three genetically distinct lineages, each facing unique conservation ...

The results, published Nov. 7 in Current Biology, reveal that some of the stories told for decades about the individuals’ ...

An ancient-DNA analysis of victims in Pompeii who died in Mount Vesuvius' eruption reveals some unusual relations between the ...

What gives an Australian finch its brilliantly colored red, yellow or orange bill? A major new study has uncovered the ...