Carrie Buck was raped, labeled an “imbecile,” and sterilized by order of the state — all in the name of genetic progress.

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While the concept of a ‘mental illness gene’ is a popular myth studies and experts continue to affirm that genetics are a major but not sole factor in causing mental illnesses Read ahead to know what ...

Complex traits are influenced by genes and the environment, but especially the latter is difficult to pin down. This important study uses C. elegans to demonstrate that non-genetic differences in gene ...

DNA is the genetic code that provides the biological instructions for every living species, but not every bit of DNA helps ...

Blackberry breeders have not had the necessary genetic information to identify why some plants lacked what are technically ...

With grim prognosis hanging overhead, doctors and scientists at universities and institutions across the U.S. worked ...

Now researchers are learning that they have also evolved another remarkable genetic adaptation since their ancestors first ...

Ancestry and lifestyle choices of parents may affect the rate and type of new genetic changes that arise in their children, ...

Your orange cat may host a never-before-seen genetic pathway for color pigmentation, according to new studies ...

The secret to tackling one of the United States’ most deadly chronic diseases may reside thousands of miles away in the ...