A new genetic study examines an unusually large hybridization event that followed the Fukushima nuclear accident, when escaped domestic pigs bred with wild boar. The research shows that domestic pig ...

A genetic test developed by researchers at Broad Clinical Labs and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is now enabling a large, nationwide clinical trial aimed at improving health care for ...

Hybridization between domestic animals and wildlife is a growing concern worldwide, particularly as feral pigs and wild boar ...

Scientists have discovered that DNA behaves in a surprising way when squeezed through tiny nanopores, overturning a long-held ...

The discussion is often framed around the balance between genetics and environment. While each individual’s DNA is unique and remains fundamentally unchanged regardless of location, scientists say bio ...

Gregor Mendel described his experiments with pea plants and proved that genes are transmitted in discrete units, with certain ...

Dyslexia genes date back to ancient fish. A major study explains why evolutionarily old genes cause problems with humanity's newest skill.

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

Researchers have quantified the role of obesity in common long-term conditions, showing for the first time the effect of ...

Spotted lanternflies are adapting to the pressures of city life such as heat, pollution, and pesticides, according to genomic ...

The headline figure of lifespan being around “50% heritable” risks being misunderstood as meaning genes determine half of a ...

In 1977, when I was born, my original birth certificate was locked away by the courts, and the truth of my birth was withheld ...