Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps share 98.8% of their DNA. But is this actually true? And what does "similar ...

The article highlights how large-scale and longitudinal studies, wearables and national data initiatives are advancing ...

One of the great challenges of ecology is to understand the factors that maintain, or undermine, diversity in ecosystems, ...

ADHD affects millions across the lifespan, disrupting school, work and relationships. Once seen as a childhood disorder, it’s now recognized as lifelong. New research reveals genetic, biological and ...

For centuries, we’ve thought of these changes as part of the "genetic lottery," something we can't control. Science is now ...

Interestingly, socioeconomic status has a significant impact on longevity, and not just due to an inability to afford ...

The first explorers in the 17th and 18th centuries, like Abel Tasman and James Cook, charted some of the Fijian islands but ...

Even the most straightforward next-generation sequencing (NGS) experiments can be expensive and time-consuming. Thus, it’s a good idea to test your workflow on a few samples to make sure you’ll get ...

A gene is a basic unit of heredity, the means by which traits get passed from one generation to the next, and genetics is the ...

Cody Jorgensen spoke recently on the merits of using DNA testing to make genetic progress with cattle herds at the recent HPJ Live event.