By Gilbert Nakweya NAIROBI ― Understanding the genetic traits of chimpanzees and how they help them adapt to unique conditions in different habitats is critical to maintaining their resilience and ...

Human evolution is far from a relic of the past, as a new study in Behavior Genetics demonstrates. By analyzing data from three generations of Americans, researchers found that natural selection is ...

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

From understanding hereditary diseases to predicting drug responses, sequencing helps researchers uncover the subtle language ...

When considering lifespan, it helps to think about a card game. Genes are the hand you are dealt, and environment is how you ...

Sheep shaped human history for 12,000 years. Scientists traced their migration, domestication, and genetic evolution.

Postdoctoral scholar Daniela Soto has earned a prestigious fellowship from HHMI with eight years of funding to study the ...

Cancer cells have special adaptation mechanisms that allow them to proliferate despite changes in their genetic makeup.

Explore the vital role of self-care in motherhood and its impact on mental health, child development, and intergenerational ...

Polygenic scores (PGS) are metrics used to estimate the genetic predisposition of people to developing specific mental health conditions, personality traits or diseases. In recent years ...