A new study has developed a powerful computational method that can detect how genes interact with each other to influence ...

Rare genetic traits are features that are uncommon within the general population. They can lead to different observable features or to rare physical abilities. Rare genetic traits are typically ...

Do you have your mom’s button nose? Did your dad pass on the curse of sneezing in bright sunlight? And where did your baby’s red, curly hair come from when there hasn’t been a redhead in your family ...

Earwax might seem like an unlikely source of ancestral information, but this small substance holds genuine clues to your genetic heritage. Scientists have discovered that the type, texture and even ...