Advanced radiocarbon dating has provided the most accurate age assessment yet for the “Lapedo Child,” one of the most ...

Most common diseases and most quantitative traits that can be measured in human populations are complex genetic traits. That is, many genetic and nongenetic factors interact to determine the final ...

Genetic engineering technology can also make ... "Genome editing has made it easier to imagine 'improving' human traits," Ruth Garde, curator of Cut + Paste, a public exhibition about genome ...

NAIROBI ― Understanding the genetic traits of chimpanzees and how they ... “This is particularly relevant, as direct human-induced destruction, climate change, and disease transmission are ...

The genetic duplicates, or paralogs, played a crucial role in shaping traits such as flowering time, fruit size, and shape.

Their findings, published in Nature Human Behaviour ... or barriers that individuals with a higher genetic predisposition to neuropsychiatric traits might face," said Voloudakis.

Creation of a comprehensive genetic representation for more than 2.5 billion people across the Middle East and South Asia could make a major contribution towards advancing precision medicine.

The integration of this DNA into the mouse's genome results in the expression of new genetic traits, producing a transgenic mouse. (Image: Adapted from National Human Genome Research Institute) ...

A research team led by Andrea Eveland, PhD, associate member at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, has uncovered key ...

As cases of seasonal influenza surge, health officials are closely monitoring a growing threat—the potential fusion of human and bird flu strains.

Scientists have uncovered new genetic clues that explain why some prostate cancers remain slow-growing while others become life-threatening.

Join Professor Lindsay Eltis for a free lecture on how pathogens use traits from environmental bacteria to survive in human hosts.