DNA replication is usually a very precise, templated process, but some enzymes are capable of "doodling," which might lead to ...

New research challenges long-standing assumptions about human evolution, revealing that natural selection has been more ...

A Harvard-led study of nearly 16,000 ancient genomes from West Eurasia reveals that natural selection has been far more active in the past 10,000 years than previously believed. Researchers identified ...

A new international study suggests that ancient viral DNA embedded in our genome, which were long dismissed as genetic "junk," may actually play powerful roles in regulating gene expression. Focusing ...

Ancient viruses left a legacy in your DNA. And it turns out, that legacy may be helping shape who you are. A recent international study has shown that certain bits of ancient viral DNA, long dismissed ...

New analytical methods developed at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have increased our ...