A new study suggests that inherited traits explain a small but measurable share of why some people relocate far from where ...

For more than a century, Mendelian genetics has shaped how we think about inheritance: one gene, one trait. It is a model that still echoes through textbooks—and one that is increasingly reaching its ...

Researchers found that approximately one in 40 human bone marrow cells carry massive chromosomal alterations without causing any apparent disease or abnormality. Even so-called normal cells carry all ...

People often remark that allergies run in their family, but the genetic causes have remained unclear. Previous food allergy ...

Understanding how genes influence complex behaviors remains one of biology's most fascinating challenges. Now, however, in a recent study, researchers have compiled a comprehensive dataset documenting ...

A growing body of genetic research now links the goosebumps people feel during a powerful song or a striking painting to inherited biological traits, not just personal taste. Multiple large-scale twin ...

Discover how scientists are harnessing the power of CRISPR to precisely edit DNA, revolutionizing medicine and ethics as they rewrite the very code of life. Pixabay, PublicDomainPictures CRISPR ...