Ancestry & Evolution
The desire to understand our origins is primal. By examining our DNA over successive generations through the evolutionary process of inherited characteristics of human and animal populations–as well as from those species from which humans share a common ancestry–we can decipher our individual and collective past and develop medical innovations for the future.
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Your body’s ‘biological age’ may show how old your really are
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Fossilized plants from Neanderthals’ teeth contradict accepted theory of their diet
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Scientists document natural transfer of DNA between insects and trees
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Zika virus’s rapid 70-year evolution may have given rise to current outbreak
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Dinosaurs already in decline when catastrophic asteroid hit
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Why do we laugh?
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What is consciousness? LSD might help unlock answer
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Conservationists employ electronic eggs to save vultures
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Genes contribute to political views, but they don’t tell whole story
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To stop cancer, scientists seek to understand how tumors evolve
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Could human genome editing threaten sense of identity?
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Scientists use ‘assisted evolution’ in attempt to save coral reefs
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‘Tree of Life’ diagrams known evolutionary history of all life
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Homo sapiens’ diseases may have wiped out Neandethals
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Should scientists be permitted to edit human germline? Experts weigh in
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Attributing sexuality to genetics reduces prejudice, study finds
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Electronic health records expanding research in medicine, human evolution
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No trace of Neanderthal DNA on modern Y chromosome
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Hate scratchy wool? Scientists have identified sheep gene responsible
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Despite recent reports, vegetarianism does not cause cancer
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GM mosquitoes may be only option for controlling Zika, other viruses
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Is vegetarian diet really healthier? Depends on your genes
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Native Americans’ genes reveal devastating impact of arrival of Europeans
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Oxytocin ‘love’ hormone? Scientists now doubting its supposed effects on trust
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‘Anti-aging’ protein might not be key to youthfulness after all
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Does modern biotechnology signal rise of new eugenics movement?
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Being a vegetarian can kill you? How the press mashed a genetics story
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