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Ancient DNA may shed light on where the British came from
From about 300 AD to 700 AD, Europe was on the move, founding new civilizations and felling old ones.Historians have long relied on written and material artifacts to explain Europe's so-called...
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A controversial experiment in Britain is reopening the debate over genetic...
Britain just gave a team of scientists the all-clear to proceed with research that involves genetically modifying human embryos, a controversial move that's likely to set off an ethical debate, Reuters...
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DNA could solve mystery of the Indus Valley civilization that ruled Asia...
Wazir Chand is explaining life 4,000 years ago.He points to the rocky mounds looming over a huddle of brick houses, a herd of black buffalo and a few stunted trees.The rising sun burns off a chill mist...
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A genetics pioneer says this is the biggest misconception people have about...
Scientists have sequenced the entire human genome, and today, you can get your own DNA sequenced for about $200 just by swabbing your cheek with a Q-tip.But the information we can get from that...
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A group of medical experts says '3-parent' babies are ethical — but there's a...
It's ethical to test a provocative new fertility technique that would prevent mothers from passing on rare but devastating diseases by creating embryos from the DNA of three people — dad, mom and an...
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This man built Google Ads and Maps — and now he’s working on an unprecedented...
Jeff Huber spent over a decade helping Google launch some of its biggest projects – from its ad platform to Google Maps.This week, he left the company to take on a more personal challenge: developing...
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DNA rarely resembles the iconic double helix scientists saw for the first...
DNA is probably best known for its iconic shape — the double helix that James Watson and Francis Crick first described more than 60 years ago. But the molecule rarely takes that form in living cells....
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An 8-year-long study reveals an interesting link between depression risk and...
Modern humans originated in Africa, and started spreading around the world about 60,000 years ago.As they entered Asia and Europe, they encountered other groups of ancient humans that had already...
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A new discovery just challenged everything we knew about early human history
Research showing that our species interbred with Neanderthals some 100,000 years ago is providing intriguing evidence that Homo sapiens ventured out of Africa much earlier than previously thought,...
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People have a strange and revealing fear about getting their DNA sequenced
The business of personal genetic testing is just starting to hit its stride.People spend over $5 billion on genetic tests annually, according to a UnitedHealth Group report, and this is expected to...
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This genetics company claims it can sequence and analyze your entire genome...
Veritas Genetics, a Boston-based biotech company co-founded by Harvard geneticist George Church, is claiming it can now sequence your entire genome — the genetic blueprint inside all your cells that...
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Scientists are finding out that some genes thought to be ‘essential’ for...
Most genes are in our genomes for a reason.If they aren't able to code proteins properly, then we simply won't survive — or will be saddled with the symptoms of any number of serious diseases.That's...
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There’s a big problem with tests like the ones 23andMe offers
A new analysis of genetics-risk studies has come to the conclusion that, based on what we've seen so far, people aren't making many changes based on genetic testing results for risk of certain health...
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Scientists are asking the wrong questions of big data
Big Data is changing the way we do science today. Traditionally, data were collected manually by scientists making measurements, using microscopes or surveys. These data could be analyzed by hand or...
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The human race once came dangerously close to dying out — here's how it...
Our species almost didn't make it.Around 70,000 years ago, humanity's global population dropped down to only a few thousand individuals, and it had major effects on our species.One theory claims that a...
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I shipped my spit to AncestryDNA to see how much I could learn from my genes...
I have to admit: I've become a genetics geek. Ever since I sent my first saliva sample to be analyzed by consumer-genetics company 23andMe, I've become obsessed with what I can find out from a sample...
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An ancient virus has been found in human DNA — and it may still be active
Striking evidence has emerged that an ancient virus previously known only from fossil evidence has persistently infected some humans at very low levels for hundreds of thousands or even millions of...
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The CIA just invested in a skincare line that collects your DNA
The Central Intelligence Agency's venture-capital arm, In-Q-Tel, provided funding for an unlikely company: Skincential Sciences, according to documents obtained by The Intercept.Skincential's consumer...
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A new study of Neanderthal Y chromosomes hint at fertility problems
Washington - The first examination of a long-extinct Neanderthal's Y chromosome suggests that fertility problems may have prevented Neanderthal men from successfully mating with modern human females,...
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Scientists have stored digital images in DNA and retrieved them intact
DNA — or deoxyribonucleic acid, to give it its full title — is one of the basic biological building blocks of all living organisms, containing the genetic code that plays a large role in making us who...
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