Category: Genetics

A millennium-long story about Greenland is written in the genes of the island’s sled dogs. A new genomic analysis, published July 10 in Science, suggests that humans (and their sled dogs) arrived in the region roughly 1,000 years ago…

Tucked inside mochi, swirled into moon cakes or layered beneath custard in taiyaki, a sweet paste made from red beans is a beloved staple in East Asia. Despite its popularity, the origins of the bean (also known as adzuki) have long…

Meet the new face, and braincase to boot, of Asia’s mysterious Stone Age denizens, the Denisovans.

The nearly complete, roughly 146,000-year-old skull of an adult male was found nearly a century ago, possibly during bridge…

People trying to lose weight often count calories, carbs, steps and reps and watch the scales. Soon, they may have another number to consider: a genetic score indicating how many calories a person needs to feel full during a…

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When a baby born in Philadelphia was announced as the first person to get a gene therapy designed just for him, many…

Back when I was a mohawked teenager, my mother was horrified by the music that…

Flowers enchant us with their alluring perfumes—lavender’s calming aroma or…

Members of New Mexico’s Picuris Pueblo Tribal Nation have long told stories about having descended from ancient North American ancestors.

Genetic evidence now backs up what Picuris people — but not archaeologists — knew all…