What is the difference between Genetics and Epigenetics? Genetics is the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics; epigenetics ...

Physical Anthropology, Human Genetics, Archaeology, History, etc.

The Bantu Israelites continued from PART I In order to further our understanding of the Bantu Israelites presences in Africa we must go back to the time of the Exodus, and even a bit before …

Genetic engineering, also known as genetic modification or manipulation, refers to the deliberate modification of an organism's genetic material using biotechnological techniques.

Anthropology is the study of people throughout the world, their evolutionary history, how they behave, adapt to different environments, communicate and socialise with one another. The study of anthropology is concerned both with the biological features th…

The Y chromosome contains haplogroups that allow people to trace their family history and genes that control male development which may actually be disappearing.

The Y chromosome contains haplogroups that allow people to trace their family history and genes that control male development which may actually be disappearing.

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Austrian monk and avid Gardener Gregor Mendel is credited for discovering why tall plants (in his case, pea) don’t always produce tall offspring, nor do smaller plants. (From Kids Discover Cells.) Click for a larger image...

Don't be surprised if you haven't heard of the Ainu, Japan's indigenous people. In fact, many Japanese themselves are unaware of the existence of their own country's indigenous people. Learn more about their rich culture and history.

A genome is the complete set of genes or genetic material present in a cell or organism. The human genome, for instance, is composed of approximately 3.1 billion base pairs housed within 23 pairs of chromosomes

Mitochondrial DNA is a DNA that is only inherited from mother to child, and it tracks back to the most recent common female ancestor of all humans (Mitochondrial Eve). I have collected a few items …

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Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have constructed a DNA map revealing the lasting genetic contributions from British, Scandinavian and French...

A new genetic study of 1739 Asian individuals from 219 populations has found that on the Indian sub-continent today Denisovan DNA exists mostly among isolated, tribal communities.

Two important new papers appeared in Science today. In the first one ( Brandt, Haak et al. ), researchers compiled mtDNA results from 364 pr...

Women made a larger genetic contribution to the global population than men did, a new DNA analysis finds.

The findings, presented at a meeting in Vancouver, bolsters previous findings that there may be another strand to the human story, with people from Papua New Guinea (pictured) carrying ancient DNA.

Nutrigenomics has opened up the idea of personalized diets based on your genetic makeup. Learn all about this topic in this post!

Fascinating New Insight Into Ötzi The Iceman's Genetic History