Many of the ancient southern Africans, including those who lived between about 10,200 and 1,400 years ago, "fall outside the ...

After decades of intense focus on genetics, the biomedical research community is undergoing a major shift, focusing on a new ...

It is often difficult to advocate for the importance of gene inheritance and transmission. After all, why should anyone care about Mendelian genetics? Mendel did excellent work, but his research was ...

A research team has recently made a significant breakthrough in understanding how the DNA copying machine helps pass on epigenetic information to maintain gene traits at each cell division.

Scientists are delving deeper and deeper into the complexities of the human genome, and developing an increasingly clear picture of how to prevent and treat diseases with roots in our DNA. The stories ...

Genetics determines much of who you are, but how much actually comes from your parents may surprise you.

The study of human genetics emerged from a deep curiosity of our human inheritance that was firmly rooted in white supremacy. Francis Galton, one of the fathers of human genetics, who coined the term ...

In October 1990, biologists officially embarked on one of the century’s most ambitious scientific efforts: reading the 3 billion pairs of genetic subunits — the A’s, T’s, C’s and G’s — that make up ...

A new analysis of more than 330,000 genomes has revealed specific gene variants that may be associated with vegetarianism. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...