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How a Tiny Gene Mutation May Have Shaped Human Language

A gene mutation in the brain 200,000 years ago may be responsible for human language, as seen in a controlled experiment on the NOVA1 gene.

Scientists study role of mRNA and protein synthesis to overcome infections. This finding could lead to improved crops and medical treatments.

What parents eat impact their children. The diets of parents affect how their children’s genes work in a process called epigenetics.

Dog people love their dogs, but did you know that in the Arctic, working canines were traded as valuable commodities at least 2,000 years ago?

Genes can be expressed in different ways, and new research suggests that exercise has a positive impact on gene expression and your health.

Research into the evolution of giant viruses is helping scientists to understand and harness the viruses for innovative medical nanotechnology.

Scientists suspect there is a biological basis for depression–it may even be coded for in our DNA. is depression in our genes?

You can help collect data for studies of DNA by mailing researchers your dog’s saliva, samples of the forest floor, and even spiny anteater scat.

There are thousands of genes in the human genome. Why are some genes are studied over and over again, while…

Dr. Joe Hanson is tall. Most of the people in his family are tall. Does that mean his son will…