Scientists at the Institut Pasteur and McMaster University have discovered that the evolution of a gene in the bacterium that ...

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

Discover the Colombian village where Alzheimer's doesn't exist despite deadly genes. Revolutionary brain protection found.

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 ...

Modern humans were essentially like waves crashing on a beach, slowly but steadily eroding the beach away.” With this vivid ...

DNA is the genetic code that provides the biological instructions for every living species, but not every bit of DNA helps the species survive. Some pieces of DNA are more like parasites, along for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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