To investigate the archaic ancestry of the living human population, Akey and Vernot set to work searching for Neanderthal DNA in modern genomes. They developed a statistical approach to identify ...

The scientists state that epigenetic clocks based on the entropy of methylation states predict chronological age with ...

Using an experimental technique called "Oz," researchers stimulated the human retina such that people saw a brand-new color.

Most cells in the human body each contain about six feet of DNA. Yet the nucleus, where DNA is coiled, is no larger than a ...

Scientists at the University of California, Riverside, have discovered how adult stem cells retain their regenerative power.

Scientists have discovered evidence of large quantities of biosignature chemicals — only known to be made by life on Earth — on an exoplanet more than 100 light-years away. It could be the most ...

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Munmun Dutta, celebrated the Bengali New Year with a heartfelt Instagram post, enchanting fans with her elegance. She wore a ...