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New research suggests that as ancient humans migrated into the Americas, they carried a surprising evolutionary advantage hidden within their DNA. This genetic code, passed down from an extinct ...

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To understand a nation’s culture, start by looking at its architecture — those solid structures standing on the land conceal the most vivid historical memories and philosophical codes. To help global ...

A new study focused on multiple myeloma, the second most common blood cancer, may lead to better ways to group patients by the state of their DNA and define new subtypes of disease to better predict ...

Thousands of years ago, ancient humans undertook a treacherous journey, crossing hundreds of miles of ice over the Bering Strait to the unknown world of the Americas. Now, a new study led by the ...