The Neanderthal population shrank during a cold spell around 75,000 years ago, and the loss of genetic diversity may have ...

As modern medicine leaps forward in its ability to quickly and more affordably run genetic disease risk tests, ethical ...

UCLA researchers have uncovered a hidden weakness in some of the deadliest cancers, revealing a potential new strategy for ...

A large-scale genetic analysis of East Asian individuals led by Fuu-Jen Tsai of the China Medical University Hospital, finds ...

Researchers analyze 2.2 million genomes to show that addiction risk is primarily driven by broad genes affecting brain wiring ...

For thousands of years, humans living high in the Argentinian Andes have relied on drinking water that would make most people ...

A new study reveals all five fundamental nucleobases—the molecular "letters" of life—have been detected in samples from the ...

The asteroid Ryugu, millions of miles away from Earth, might not look that exciting. But on it, we now know, lie some of the ...

In two new studies on 28,000 individuals, researchers are able to show that genetic variants in 11 regions of the human genome have a clear influence on which bacteria are in the gut and what they do ...

Plants are usually seen as stationary life forms, quietly supporting environments. But plant communities and populations are ...

A major scientific breakthrough could change the future of bass fishing in Kentucky, as researchers with the Kentucky ...