A reanalysis of whole-genome data from 130 children conceived after the Chernobyl disaster has identified a statistically ...

Researchers have traced the cause of increased numbers of mutations in children to a higher rate of random mutations in sperm cells of the biological father, associated with rare genetic defects in ...

A groundbreaking study published in this week’s issue of PNAS by scientists from Israel and Ghana shows that an evolutionarily significant mutation in the human APOL1 gene arises not randomly but more ...

This produces point mutations in the DNA, which are mostly harmless but can sometimes lead to genetic disorders. In the new study, the Surrey researchers discovered that some of these modifications ...

Life makes mistakes. A major genetic study shows how some of those mistakes worked out well for humans. By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira Published Apr 27, 2023 2:00 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily ...

Wait, if you have blue eyes, we might actually be related—like, for real. It turns out that every person with blue eyes on the planet is part of one massive, ancient family tree.

Have you ever come across a statement like this: “I can’t believe that something as beautiful and complex as the human eye could be the result of a random process like evolution”? Or this: “It seems ...