A massive study of ancient DNA from nearly 16,000 people across more than 10,000 years in West Eurasia reveals that natural ...

Explore 25 rare brain abilities only a tiny fraction of people have, from tetrachromacy to echolocation. Uncover the ...

A study published in Science Advances shows that, in moss and the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, commonly known as thale ...

A fresh and important book reveals the messy reality of our ever-mutating cells – and why the quest to defeat ageing is ...

Genetics is the branch of science concerned with genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms. It seeks to understand the process of trait inheritance from parents to offspring, including the ...

Data on almost 28,000 patients suggests understanding gene variations could improve treatments for obesity Scientists have discovered how genetics may help explain why weight-loss jabs work better for ...

Genetic research in Parkinson disease (PD) and related disorders has advanced significantly in recent years, primarily through large-scale genome-wide ...

The dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) serotonergic (5-HT) system has been implicated in regulating sleep and motor control; however, its specific role remains controversial. In this study, we found that ...

This important study advances a new computational approach to measure and visualize gene expression specificity across different tissues and cell types. The framework is potentially helpful for ...