The New Science of Nature and Nurture.” Since Francis Galton coined the phrase “nature versus nurture” 150 years ago, the ...

Cuts to NIH funding for biostatistical research would erode the United States' competitive edge, hindering the health, ...

In a quest to understand complex speech, scientists inserted what's been dubbed a human “language gene” into mice. Remarkably ...

The animals, the first to have been created by Colossal Biosciences, have fluffy coats and curly whiskers.

Two studies led by researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and Mass General Brigham have greatly expanded the ...

A new study has uncovered that a gene variant common in Oceanian communities was misclassified as a potential cause of heart ...

A new international study has identified key genetic factors that may protect against Alzheimer’s disease (AD), offering ...

It turned out increased obesity risk in Labradors was linked to the same genes and mechanisms that cause obesity in humans. These gene variants were more common in purpose-bred dogs we carefully ...

A neural change in butterflies alters mating preferences, influencing evolution through genetic and sensory mechanisms.

A gene linked to obesity in Labradors is the same one found in humans, scientists say. The discovery could help researchers ...

A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found watching less than one hour of TV a day can ...

Genetic testing for hereditary arrhythmia and cardiomyopathy in an area with known founder effects on local genetic variants had a high yield in identification of pathogenic variants by taking into ...