Humans contain multitudes. Each person on the planet contains enough DNA to stretch to Pluto—several times. Studying how all this genetic material works, and especially how genes influence human ...

Researchers from Tel Aviv University and international partners identified a rare genetic variant that disrupts hearing and ...

Genetic ancestry is a concept that has long captured people’s imaginations. It’s no surprise that it’s been turned into a booming industry by companies like 23andMe and Ancestry.com. Customers of ...

Scientists have discovered genetic clues to the cause of restless leg syndrome, a condition common among older adults. The discovery could help identify those individuals at greatest risk of the ...

A new genetic analysis could help explain why people in the U.S. with African ancestry face a greater risk for stroke and Alzheimer's disease, but less risk of another brain disease, Parkinson's.

If you’re looking for Sriram Sankararaman, chances are he’s absorbed in a screen, examining the genetic markers of a small group of hitherto unknown early humans who lived in West Africa some 600,000 ...

In 2020, Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D., received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, CRISPR-Cas9, a method for genome editing. Often referred to as “molecular scissors,” CRISPR cuts DNA at specific locations that ...

Opioid misuse and specifically opioid use disorder (OUD), continues to represent a significant U.S. public health threat, with more than 6 million Americans aged 12 and older meeting the criteria for ...

New studies of canine genetics shed light on the diversity of dogs and our longstanding, still-evolving relationship to them. Tasha, the O-Gene.Credit...PBH Images, via Alamy Supported by By Emily ...

This study abroad program is designed to explore the intersection of genetics, culture, ethics, and public policy in a global context. London and Scotland offer uniquely rich educational environments ...

Studying how genes influence human behavior is an enormously complicated undertaking. Socio-genomicists are harnessing massive banks of genetic data and complex data science analysis techniques to ...