An analysis of genetic data from over 900,000 people shows that certain stretches of DNA, made up of short sequences repeated ...

A plant named Virectaria stellata has genetic traits foreign to its family, challenging the classic rules of plant ...

Modern wolves and dogs both descend from an ancient wolf population that lived alongside woolly mammoths and cave bears. Iza Lyson/500px Prime via Getty Images Dogs were the first of any species that ...

A large genetic study shows that many people carry DNA sequences that slowly expand as they get older. Common genetic ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, an international team of researchers developed a novel approach to infer parent-of-origin (PofO) of alleles without parental genomes. Genome-wide ...

The tiny little powerhouses of our cells, the mitochondria, are unique among organelles because they carry their own tiny ...

When scientists pulled genetic material from a pair of naturally preserved bodies in the central Sahara, they expected to ...

Genetic testing has had a shift in the past ten years, as it has left medical laboratories and entered living rooms. Professional research facilities that once cost hundreds of dollars are now found ...

Jewell’s research focuses on epigenetics, the biological mechanisms that regulate how genes are expressed without changing ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia. Domesticated species are the plants and animals that ...

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