Researchers uncovered 53 genetic loci linked to quantitative ability, distinguishing it from general intelligence and ...

When scientists want to trace how a species has changed over time—and predict its prospects for survival—they turn to DNA.

New study sheds light on one of genetics' most persistent mysteries: how the workings of the so-called “selfish gene’ could ...

New research is shining a light on one of genetics' enduring puzzles—how the workings of the so-called "selfish gene" could ...

New research shows that wherever human populations mix, their languages blend as well ...

Genetic clues to how malaria-carrying mosquitoes evade control identified - An. funestus is one of the most widespread mosquito species in Africa, with the females attracted to humans as a source of ...

What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.

New research is shining a light on one of genetics’ enduring puzzles - how the workings of the so-called “selfish gene” could ...

A novel treatment for Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), a rare genetic disease that can lead to sudden loss of ...

Kelli Lehto, Associate Professor of Neuropsychiatric Genomics at the University of Tartu, is leading a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) grant project that brings together genetics, ...

Adhering to a Mediterranean diet has been found to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease even among individuals who are genetically predisposed to developing the neurodegenerative condition, ...

Most organisms on Earth have the same basic genetic code, but it comes with some flaws. Scientists sought to work out those errors by creating their own artificial genome, which replaced E. coli’s ...