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

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 ensuring long-term ...

The recent demonstration of the considerable plasticity of the human genome might help to explain phenotypic discrepancies in the penetrance of genetic traits and/or in the severity of the ...

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

Pleiotropy, the phenomenon in genetics whereby one genetic locus affects multiple phenotypes, is widespread in the human genome. Pleiotropy not only can help explain the observations of shared ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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