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Archaeologists and geneticists conducted a survey of ancient Irish genomes, shedding light on the earliest periods of Ireland’s human history.

A research team led by Svante Pääbo from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, has sequenced the genome of a third Neanderthal.

An expansive analysis of genetic variation in tomatoes uncovered 230,000 previously hidden large-scale differences in DNA between varieties, which change flavors, alter yield, and shape other important traits.

Researchers have discovered a gene in plants that could help agricultural crops collaborate better with underground fungi, providing them with wider root networks and helping them to absorb phosphorus.

Structural biology has been used to “map” part of a protein called SMCHD1, explaining how some changes in SMCHD1 cause certain developmental and degenerative conditions.

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers have identified a lipid-regulating protein that causes prostate cancer cells to aggressively spread.

In this study, scientists show that even brief exposure to certain chemicals while the liver is developing prematurely aged the liver epigenome.

A new study investigates how and why certain individuals develop cancer and why others do not.

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found two genes that regulate the differentiation of stem cells in the small intestine, offering valuable insight into how the body develops and maintains a healthy gut.

Researchers have developed a way for laboratories to determine how accurately they can detect large genetic mutations linked to many serious diseases.