In a quiet lab at Cornell University, scientists have made a discovery that could reshape how we think about life’s earliest ...

A deeper understanding of how DNA changes over generations helps scientists learn why people differ and how diseases develop. Until recently, many fast-changing parts of the human genome remained ...

Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps share 98.8% of their DNA. But is this actually true? And what does "similar ...

New research suggests that DNA sequences historically considered to be "junk" have had an overlooked role in gene expression this whole time.