Our complex genetic information can be sliced in many ways, but one common divisor is between ... he adds. What’s the effect of this unexpected variation? “We don’t have a full understanding of the ...

Scientists have identified a gene that appears to have evolved rapidly in people and contributed to the emergence of the uniquely human brain. Rather than coding for a protein, as about half of ...

and the DFE differs between coding and non-coding DNA. Despite these differences between species and genomic regions, some general principles have emerged: advantageous mutations are rare ...