A genetic study published on Tuesday offers an important new clue. Researchers found that, between 250,000 and 500,000 years ...

The Noonan lab at Yale University is focused on understanding how HARs contribute to the evolution of uniquely human brain features.

Researchers discovered how genetic switches shaped human brain evolution by fine-tuning shared gene expression.

What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

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

A 2023 study found that Ötzi, the famous ancient glacier mummy who lived 5,300 years ago before succumbing to a violent death ...

Human genetic diversity and evolution rely on new mutations and exchange of DNA between chromosomes during the generation of sex cells, in a process called recombination. Recombination manifests ...

Postdoctoral scholar Daniela Soto has earned a prestigious fellowship from HHMI with eight years of funding to study the ...

For decades, scientists assumed that life on Earth emerged through a chain of highly improbable flukes. But a new theory ...

In a new study published in Science, a Belgian research team explores how genetic switches controlling gene activity define brain cell types across species.

Deep learning models have shed light on how genetic switches controlling gene activity define brain cell types across species ...

In a new study published in Science, a Belgian research team explores how genetic switches controlling gene activity define ...