A gene variant present in most people might have contributed to cognitive differences between humans and their closest ...

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

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

A specific gene variant seen in people is likely one of many that contributed to the development of language in modern humans ...

A woman who received CAR-T-cell therapy has now been in cancer remission for 19 years. Plus, a genetic swap makes mice squeak differently.

A new contender for a human 'language gene' can change the way that mice squeak when it is incorporated into their DNA.

A new study shows that giving mice the human version of a gene changes their squeak, suggesting some of the genetic underpinnings of language.

A new study shows that giving mice the human version of a gene changes their squeak, suggesting some of the genetic underpinnings of language. How a uniquely human genetic tweak changed the voices ...

NELL GREENFIELDBOYCE, BYLINE: If someone asked you what kind of sound a mouse makes, you'd probably go, squeak. But mice also make some sounds in the ultrasonic range that humans can't hear.