Whole-genome analysis of urban Sinhalese and Adivasi clans in Sri Lanka reveals migratory history and genetic relationships.

The Synthetic Human Genome, or Syn HG, a project launched on June 26th, aims to change that. Funded partly by Wellcome, a ...

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

More than 4,000 years ago, Egypt and Mesopotamia stood as two of the most complex societies on the planet. But the new DNA ...

The genome of a man who lived in Egypt over 4500 years ago offers a new window on the ancient society and hints at ...

As if sequencing a full human genome wasn't tricky enough, scientists are now attempting to reconstruct our species' genetic ...