The EDAR gene, previously linked to incisor shape in East Asian people, also influences the width of all teeth, according to ...

Learn how these Neanderthal findings shaped what we know about Neanderthals and how our ancient human past is intertwined.

"Our results point to a scenario where Modern and Archaic should be regarded as populations of an otherwise common human ...

As well as discovering the link between HS3ST3A1 and tooth size and shape, the researchers found that a gene associated with tooth shape among East Asians, known as EDAR, has specific effects on the ...

University of California, Berkeley Assistant Professor’s Study Provides a New Timeline for Neanderthal Interbreeding with ...

Two studies came to a similar conclusion, highlighting a single, sustained event of mixing DNA. The findings could impact our ...

The salivary amylase gene, known as AMY1, is already known to have helped us adapt to eating carbs. It encodes amylase, an ...

The history encoded in our genes reveals ancient interactions between Neanderthals and modern humans. This interbreeding between species left an indelible mark that remains present in our current DNA.

A new genomic study in Science encompassing more than 300 genomes spanning the last 50,000 years has revealed how a single wave of Neanderthal gene flow into early modern humans left an indelible ...

Neanderthal genes make up 1-2% of the genomes of non-Africans. Scientists analyzed the lengths of regions of Neanderthal DNA in 58 ancient Eurasian genomes of early modern humans and determined ...