Genetic factors account for much of the variation in personality traits across the lifespan. Shared upbringing plays a ...

A study suggests psychiatric disorders can share the same genetic signatures and that they may stem from shared biological mechanisms.

Yes, some studies have found that genetics may play a role in the development of spinal stenosis. However, researchers agree that more studies are needed to better understand the role of genetics in ...

A plant's success may depend on how well the three sets of genetic instructions it carries in its cells cooperate, according ...

Tiny genetic variations between humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans might not be all they were cracked up to be.

Researchers have developed a new "color-coded" genetic method that makes it easy to distinguish male and female mosquitoes.

After decades of intense focus on genetics, the biomedical research community is undergoing a major shift, focusing on a new framework called "exposomics." Similar to the way scientists work to map ...

THE YOUNG SOCIALISTS, the youth wing of Switzerland’s Social Democratic Party, do not have any MPs in parliament, but they know how to make a stir. On November 30th the country held a referendum on ...

A new type of cat coat color has officially been discovered. Named salmiak, or ‘salty liquorice,’ the cats have hair strands ...

Genetic sharing among evolutionary neighbors all happens through hybrids: the offspring produced when individuals from two species mate. Famous hybrids include offspring between polar and grizzly ...

Flowering time is essential for regulating production cycles and commercial value in chrysanthemum. Researchers have identified a photoperiod-regulated mechanism in which the gene CmARF3 suppresses ...