With almost all of its citizens’ genes already sequenced in a national database, it’s the test case for an ambitious—and, to ...

Genetic analysis of historical samples suggests the Nazi leader may have had a hormonal disorder affecting sexual development ...

On November 13, 2025, Google users in India were greeted with a smart twist when Google’s iconic logo had transformed into a ...

Ground-breaking research has made some fascinating discoveries on the dictator, from his ancestry to possible neurological ...

Just a few Neanderthal DNA tweaks boosted facial gene activity, revealing how ancient genetics still shape human faces today.

It’s a little after 6:30 on a brisk July morning in a stone hut high in the Italian Alps. A gently hissing wood fire is ...

An investigation into the tyrant’s DNA raises science’s toughest ethical questions.

His decoding of the blueprint for life with Francis H.C. Crick made him one of the most important scientists of the 20th ...

Michael Buck, PhD, professor of biochemistry in the Jacobs School, recently received NIH funding to explore how molecular readers of DNA access and activate seemingly hidden genes.

Our faces define us, but how our DNA contributes to our appearance remains unclear. Researchers investigated how human facial differences are encoded in our genomes by studying the DNA of Neanderthals ...