Scientists have uncovered an unexpected genetic shift that may explain how animals with backbones first emerged and became so diverse.

New twin‑study research finds that, after removing deaths from accidents and infections, genes account for about 50% of human ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising genetic shift that may explain how animals with backbones—from fish and frogs to ...

A monastery garden in the mid-1800s became the birthplace of genetics. Gregor Mendel, a friar, studied pea plants. He ...

Genetic ancestry plays a key role in determining the behavior of head and neck tumors and may help explain why African-American patients survive for half as long as their counterparts of European ...

Did you know that traits in animal species can re-appear in a new generation hundreds of years later? These ancient reappearing genetics are called Atavisms, and they can help us understand amazing ...

Ancestry-specific biomarkers, such as POLB, could reshape diagnostic and prognostic approaches in head and neck cancer. New ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The same amino acid can be encoded by anywhere from one to six different strings of letters in the genetic code. Andrzej ...

MOORHEAD, Minn. - Minnesota State University Moorhead biology professors Ellen Brisch and Andrew Mazz Marry have "vamped up" their classes for more than 10 years with a Halloween lecture that offers ...

The blurred lines between conditions such as depression, anxiety and schizophrenia may finally have a genetic explanation. A new study, applying advanced genomic statistical methods to data from over ...