DNA replication is usually a very precise, templated process, but some enzymes are capable of "doodling," which might lead to ...

New research challenges long-standing assumptions about human evolution, revealing that natural selection has been more ...

With a new study in the journal Cell, researchers at Stanford University and Stockholm University have contributed to increased knowledge about gene regulation in human cells. How genes are turned on ...

For years, the story of recent human evolution looked relatively quiet. Scientists studying ancient human DNA had found only a few dozen clear cases where natural selection appeared to strongly favor ...