People often remark that allergies run in their family, but the genetic causes have remained unclear. Previous food allergy genetic research has relied upon broad but surface-level methods called ...

It took a while for the science to basically catch up to that suspicion.” In these types of “recessive” conditions, the ...

It's long been assumed the Jomon people, who had inhabited the Japanese archipelago since around 16,000 years ago, had multiple lineages resulting from different migration routes. But new genetic ...

Sharks are already some of the ocean’s strangest predators - but sometimes genetics makes them even stranger. From a bright orange nurse shark and pink manta rays to albino anomalies, cyclops embryos, ...

Bryan Llenas reports live from Tucson, AZ, with updates on the search for Nancy Guthrie. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos ...

The ability to communicate symbolically is one of the hallmarks of our species, yet scientists still don’t know exactly when ...

The rise of gene editing forces regulators to confront a difficult question: How to protect fair play in the age of genomic medicine.

Diabetes brings one image to mind: a heavier person struggling with high blood sugar. But that image misses a large and important truth. Many people w.

How much do your genes determine how long you'll live? It's a question that fascinates us, and one that's been debated for decades. For years, the answer seemed settled – genes account for about 20–25 ...

A groundbreaking study suggests that our genes may play a much larger role in our expiration date than we ever imagined.

Researchers at McGill University and the United States Forest Service have found that plants living in areas where human ...