In Nepal’s Upper Mustang, near the southern edge of the Tibetan Plateau, life unfolds in some of the thinnest air on Earth.

Evolution has given humans countless unique features, but one body part stands out as an unsolved puzzle: the human chin.

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Humans, who are classified among the five great apes, are closest genetically, i.e., DNA similarity, to chimpanzees (98.8%-99%) and bonobos (98.8%). [Blueringmedia ...

Researchers found that ancient hominids—including early humans—were exposed to lead throughout childhood, leaving chemical ...

Cancer does not develop overnight. It can take decades for cancer-promoting changes in the genome to eventually lead to the formation of a malignant tumor. Researchers at the German Cancer Research ...

DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioSkryb Genomics, a company ushering in the next generation of single-cell technology, today announced a partnership with the Human Cell Atlas (HCA), a global ...

Under microscopes, scientists found that giant single-cell organisms were able to vacuum up more food when they are stuck together. By Jack Tamisiea For a creature made up of only a single cell, the ...

Throughout most of human history, evolution progressed slowly. Small genetic changes took thousands of years to permeate populations. Natural selection was intentional, reactive, and gradual. However, ...

Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and collaborators say they have combined spatial and single-cell data from 1.6 million cells to create the most comprehensive cell map of the human gut ...