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

While lifestyle choices, including diet and activity level, play an important role in a person’s risk of obesity, genetics can also shape natural tendencies toward weight gain or loss. In fact, genes ...

A new online course from Cornell University is giving students a hands-on way to learn genomic data science — by working ...

Emily Kramer-Golinkoff can’t get enough oxygen with each breath. Advanced cystic fibrosis makes even simple things like walking or showering arduous and exhausting. She has the most common fatal ...

This photo provided by Emilys Entourage in April 2025 shows Emily Kramer-Golinkoff, who has cystic fibrosis caused by a rare genetic mutation, during a trip to Maine. (Emilys Entourage via AP) ...

Did Richard III actually have a hunchback? Was Adolf Hitler really Jewish? For years, these ideas have persisted. Now, thanks to the work of geneticist Professor Turi King, Director of the Milner ...

A “cutting-edge” online course that combines the fields of genetics, data science, and research is being launched in summer ...

Thorns in different plant species have always been an interesting subject for botanists. Be it rose plants or cactus, they ...