In 2015, a team of geneticists cracked open the genomes of 69 ancient Europeans and found something that upended centuries of ...

Before species go extinct, their populations often shrink and become isolated. Healthy populations tend to have a large gene pool with many genetic variants circulating. But the path to extinction ...

Northern Elephant seals have staged a remarkable comeback after narrowly escaping extinction by hunting, but new research reveals lasting genetic effects in the present population. Hunted for the oil ...

A research team has decoded the genome of historic potato cultivars and used this resource to develop an efficient method for analysis of hundreds of additional potato genomes. A research team has ...

An international scientific team says gene editing technologies can be repurposed to provide a transformative solution for restoring genetic diversity and saving endangered species. In an article ...