Richard Dawkins never argued that people are born selfish. His most quoted, least finished book actually says almost the ...

A handful of start-up firms are testing therapies that target specific epigenetic markers to treat everything from high ...

Scientists reveal Afro-textured hair, common in African populations, is a genetic trait likely shaped by evolutionary ...

Researchers at McMaster University have discovered what they describe as a "megacluster" of genes in Streptomyces bacteria ...

Modern genetic research is “pushing the boundaries of what’s possible” by bringing extinct animals back to life, but could it ...

Genetic clues may help explain why sloths live at such a low gear. In a new study, researchers linked the animals' extremely ...

Genes account for roughly 50 percent of hoarding risk among women, while the shared family environment contributes little.

Hundreds of genes have been linked to autism, yet the precise molecular and cellular mechanisms behind it remain largely ...

Scientists have uncovered thousands of bacterial DNA fragments hidden inside cockroaches for millions of years. The ...

Carrie Reeves was about three years old when her mother disappeared. Over 40 years later, Reeves learned that wasn't what ...

Published 25 June 2026 6:11pm BST The gene that creates the human body has been identified. In a breakthrough that could help ...

Scientists found that some inherited traits can bypass the traditional rules of genetics, revealing a surprising new layer of ...