Thin stretches of the human X chromosome look oddly empty when you scan for Neanderthal DNA. Geneticists even have a name for the gaps: “Neanderthal deserts.

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Ludwig Center uncovered new evidence that extra copies of a ...

Men tend to lose the Y chromosome from their cells as they age. But because the Y bears few genes other than for male determination, it was thought this loss would not affect health. But evidence has ...

By now, it’s firmly established that modern humans and their Neanderthal relatives met and mated as our ancestors expanded ...

KCTV's Sharon Chen shares more on her story of new research at the Stowers Institute regarding a chromosome variant that may contribute to pregnancy loss.

But the study, published Thursday in the journal Science, shows “that whenever Neanderthals and modern humans have mated, ...

Studies show aging men often lose the Y chromosome in some cells, a change now linked to heart disease, cancer, and shorter ...

This loss, evident in almost half of older men, is associated with serious diseases throughout the body and a shorter ...

If more human females mated with Neanderthal males than the other way around, over thousands of years you would expect to see ...

When ancient humans interbred, new research shows that the pairings were predominantly male Neanderthals and female Homo ...

When ancient humans mated, dad was a Neanderthal, mom was Homo sapiens.