A new theory suggests that cultural systems dictated how human beings survived and not genetics, hinting at adaptability and ...

Human evolution has often been depicted as a process of adaptation, where natural selection and genetic changes drive species ...

A new study suggests culture is reshaping human evolution faster than DNA, redefining how our species adapts, survives, and ...

Recent groundbreaking research into ape genomes has uncovered mysterious non-human DNA structures that challenge our ...

When a woman becomes pregnant, the outcome of that pregnancy depends on many things — including a crucial event that happened ...

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary ...

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Students, faculty and staff are invited to hear Maxwell Mehlman, the Arthur E. Petersilge Professor of Law, Distinguished University Professor and director of the Law-Medicine Center, present "The ...

There are many health problems that can be traced back to errors in the genetic code. There are also many potential benefits to genetic engineering outside of healthcare. Nature has already found ways ...

What if you could screen embryos for diseases before they became babies? What if you had the power to choose the traits your baby would have? Would you use it? These practically polar opposite ...

Dallas-based biotech company Colossal has announced the birth of three pups bearing the DNA signatures of dire wolves, an iconic predator last seen roaming North America over 10,000 years ago. With ...