Scientists have long believed they understood how life’s genetic code evolved, but new research upends that assumption. By ...

Nearly 300 new genetic variants have been linked to depression, according to a new study that included a large sample of ...

Your body is a collection of cells carrying thousands of genetic mistakes accrued over a lifetime—many harmless, some bad and at least a few that may be good for you ...

In the most comprehensive global analysis of genetic diversity ever undertaken, an international team of scientists has found ...

They calculated these risks by analyzing diagnoses among study participants' first- through fifth-degree relatives, weighted by the degree of genetic relatedness. For example, a person with ...

Gene pools are getting dangerously shallow for many species but new research shows conservation efforts are helping to ...