An international study has shown how and when entirely new gene mutations, known as de novo mutations, originate in dogs. A ...

Faulty versions of the LMNA gene can cause a wide range of health problems, including heart muscle disease (dilated ...

Ancient DNA from an Egyptian genome has been sequenced for the first time, revealing genetic links to the Fertile Crescent.

A spider on the Canary Islands lost half its DNA but gained more genetic variety. Scientists say this changes how we ...

Biological rhythms aren't just for sleep. In the tiny worm C. elegans, researchers in the Grosshans lab and the Computational ...

Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have published an analysis that reveals new functions of the ...

It's estimated that nearly 30% of people who try cannabis will go on to develop a substance use disorder associated with it.

A combination of genetic tests for a "very complex" blood cancer could accurately predict if the disease is likely to return ...

Seven years ago, I took a bet with Charles Murray about whether we’d basically understand the genetics of intelligence by now ...