Researchers developed a more precise method of understanding ancestry from ancient DNA and used it to identify previously ...

While humans and chimpanzees share many genes, alterations in gene activity may account for distinctive features of the human ...

The use of genomic testing in clinical practice, once thought to be a distant goal, is now a reality that is profoundly impacting medicine. This special issue of the Association for Diagnostics & ...

Bits of DNA from mitochondria can skip surprisingly fast into our genome and may reduce lifespan M ost of us remember two ...

The common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), more correctly called the vinegar fly, is a frequent visitor to ripe fruit in households around the world, where it often deposits eggs on rotting flesh ...

A study at UT Arlington sequencing the pest's genome could help prevent outbreaks. Bedbugs—the mere mention of these tiny, ...

A special report outlines opportunities to enhance justice in genomics, toward a world in which genomic medicine promotes health equity, protects privacy, and respects the rights and values of ...

Researchers unveil histone-based age predictors, offering a new window into epigenetic aging and its shared patterns across ...

In the summer of 2018, 59-year-old David Gould went for his annual checkup, expecting to hear the usual: Everything looks fine. Instead, he was told that he was newly—and oddly—anemic.

Learn how genetic testing impacts life insurance applications, from potential denials to higher rates, and discover tips to ...

Our brain is arguably the organ that most distinguishes humans from other primates. Its exceptional size, complexity and capabilities far exceed those of any other species on Earth. Yet humans share ...

While humans share over 95% of their genome with chimpanzees, our brains are far more complex due to differences in gene ...