The work demonstrates the power of ancient DNA to illuminate human biology and medicine in addition to history. A massive ...

Researchers found that genetics may account for about half of the variation in human lifespan, which is at least twice as ...

The human genome is organised in 46 chromosomes, where all but the x and y chromosomes in men are present in two copies. This means that a person with a faulty gene on one chromosome most often has a ...

Researchers have significantly expanded the catalogue of known human genetic variation. The resulting datasets, shared in two back-to-back publications in the journal Nature, constitute what may be ...

Earth's biodiversity is in crisis. An imminent "sixth mass extinction" threatens beloved and important wildlife. It also threatens to reduce the amount of genetic diversity—or variation—within species ...

PlexusDx launches the first dedicated at-home genetic test for peptide biology, covering 14 pathways, 49 peptides, and ...

University of Vermont Professor Melissa Pespeni led a research team that explored how tiny sea creatures evolve. Her discovery provides hope that organisms in the ocean my be more resilient to the ...

A new study suggests that the long-standing Mendelian view of genetics has some blind spots.

Researchers are uncovering how X chromosome inactivation and Xi expressed genes may contribute to autism’s sex bias, offering ...

An international research team analyzed 232 whole genomes from both savanna and forest elephants, collected across 17 African countries.