New genetic links have been discovered between genetically predicted height and an individual's likelihood of developing a ...

A decades-long NIH-backed effort to map the human genome has advanced our understanding of genetic risk factors and human ...

A new computational tool allows researchers to understand how the diverse cell types of the human body are made during ...

Bliss (Race Decoded), a sociology professor at Rutgers University, delivers a searching examination of how questionable science has been used to justify racism throughout history. She explains ...

Sex is not one single, simple, uniform biological reality, so biology cannot be invoked as a basis for “immutable” legal ...

New research reveals that your genetic makeup influences how starch shapes your oral microbiome—potentially affecting your risk for cavities and gum disease. Study: The Impact of Human Salivary ...

Scientists across India sequenced genomes from dozens of communities as part of the Genome India Project, revealing insights ...

Free-speech battles and pressure from Washington threaten America’s oldest university—and the soul of higher education.

Genetics is the branch of science concerned with genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms. It seeks to understand the process of trait inheritance from parents to offspring, including ...

Yet the Greenland shark seems to defy this pattern, meaning it must have evolved genetic tools to stave off ... the book is about twice as thick as a human’s, clocking in at 22,634 genes ...

Comprehensive Resource Describes Functions of More Than 20,000 Human Genes Feb. 26, 2025 — A comprehensive encyclopedia of the known functions of all protein-coding human genes has just been ...