Ancient linkups may have happened more frequently between female humans and male Neanderthals, according to an new genetic ...

When ancient humans interbred, new research shows that the pairings were predominantly male Neanderthals and female Homo ...

DNA evidence suggests homo sapiens women more often paired with Neanderthal men, helping explain why Neanderthal genes are rare. Credit: Neil R / CC BY 2.0 New genetic research is reshaping how ...

Neanderthal DNA study reveals surprising partner preference - This intriguing discovery raises significant questions about ...

A preference for pairings between male Neanderthals and female Homo sapiens may answer the question of why there are "Neanderthal deserts" in human chromosomes.

Early mammalian ancestors were nocturnal, sleeping during the day while the dinosaurs dominated the land. However, some mammalian lineages, including human ancestors, independently transitioned to ...

A new study in the journal Science reveals that interbreeding between Neanderthals and humans was strongly sex-biased. This social dynamic explains why Neanderthal DNA is missing from our X chromosome ...

Researchers at the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology have uncovered new evidence that two major types of gene-controlling DNA sequences, promoters and enhancers, operate with a shared ...

The study offers one of the most detailed maps yet of how human antibody responses vary from person to person.

The human genome is a rich, complex record of migration, encounters, and inheritance written over thousands of millennia.

Gene therapy has been successfully used to treat a number of diseases, including immune deficiencies, hereditary blindness, ...