A genetic match to an ancient person doesn't mean you're more related genealogically. Mark Edward Atkinson/Tetra Images via Getty Images We are population geneticists who work with ancient DNA. We ...

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In a way, sequencing DNA is very simple: There's a molecule, you look at it, and you write down what you find. You'd think it would be easy—and, for any one letter in the sequence, it is. The problem ...

The human body was comprised of elements that were carried from the past, one of them being ancient viral DNA in our genes. It was dismissed by scientists as junk or dead weight initially, but it ...

Gene editing inside living cells could become more effective and accurate after researchers unveiled how inner workings can help or hinder the process. Professor Rick Russell (left) and graduate ...