Ancient DNA research suggests that our non-African ancestors mixed with Neandertals about 50,000 years ago, resulting in one ...

What are ways species exchange genes with each other? Hybridization and gene flow are shortcuts to biodiversity that don’t always involve differentiation. By continuing to study hybridizing ...

Geneticists believe the gene was introduced by a family living on the island of Whalsay before 1750. The island is situated to the east of the Shetland mainland, and is home to around 1,000 people.