A new study links a particular gene to the origins of spoken language, proposing that a protein variant found only in humans may have helped us develop speech.

A genetic study published on Tuesday offers an important new clue. Researchers found that, between 250,000 and 500,000 years ...

Now researchers from The Rockefeller University have unearthed intriguing genetic evidence: a protein variant found only in humans that may have helped shape the emergence of spoken language.

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Solid said that the first patients to receive its Duchenne gene therapy all produced high levels of the target protein, an ...

The company raised $200 million after early findings hinted its therapy could be more potent than others like it, including Sarepta Therapeutics’ Elevidys.

In a lab at Rockefeller University in New York, a mouse squeaks. But this is no ordinary squeak. It is a strange, complex ...

The fitRNA function appears similar to that of microRNAs, small segments of RNA (also once considered junk) that inhibit genes' protein-building functions -- but there's a significant difference ...

Scientists have uncovered a fascinating piece of the puzzle surrounding the origins of human language, suggesting that a ...