Earwax might seem like an unlikely source of ancestral information, but this small substance holds genuine clues to your ...

The beginning of summer marks National Cancer Survivors Month, a yearly opportunity to recognize the remarkable achievements of cancer survivors, support those still on their journey, and remember ...

Charlie Health reports that eating disorders are significantly influenced by genetics, with family history increasing risk ...

As war continues to rage in Gaza and Ukraine, there is concern about how the related trauma might be transmitted to future ...

Polyploidy, or whole-genome duplication (WGD), is a major mechanism of genome evolution across the tree of life and is ...

People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by ...

Eggs and embryos from people with polycystic ovary syndrome have altered patterns of so-called epigenetic tags, which could explain how the condition is inherited ...

Paraphase – a computational tool that accurately resolves and analyzes paralogous genes – unlocks the difficult-to-analyze ...

Genetics alone can’t tell an athlete’s story, not even close. Just look at Peyton and Eli Manning.

Scientists from Aberystwyth University are starting to question whether being able to crack a good joke runs in the family.