Scientists studying the difference between human and chimpanzee DNA have found one stretch of human DNA that can make the brains of mice grow significantly bigger. "It's likely to be one of many DNA ...

Ancient DNA has revealed that a common childhood herpesvirus was infecting—and even embedding itself into human genomes—thousands of years ago. The findings show a deep, shared evolutionary history ...

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published in Nature. Chromosomes are thread-like structures that carry a cell's ...