BUFFALO, N.Y. — If you’ve ever struggled to reduce your carb intake, ancient DNA might be to blame. It has long been known that humans carry multiple copies of a gene that allows us to begin breaking ...

Knowing how human DNA changes over generations is essential to estimating genetic disease risks and understanding how we evolved. But some of the most changeable regions of our DNA have been ...

Variants in the CARD9 gene increase susceptibility to severe fungal infections. However, individuals in different parts of the world tend to carry specific CARD9 variants, making it complex to track ...

A graphiical representation of the amylase gene locus and how it evolved to influence how humans digest complex carbohydrates like bread and pasta. If you’ve ever struggled to reduce your carb intake, ...

The lab of Omer Gokcumen helped analyze the genomes of 68 ancient humans for answers about our ability to begin breaking down starch in the mouth. BUFFALO, N.Y. — If you’ve ever struggled to reduce ...