Popular genetics tests can’t tell you much about your dog’s personality, according to a recent study. A team of geneticists ...

Tiny repeated stretches of DNA in your genome may quietly shape how your body works, how your brain develops and how you ...

A genetic variant is likely putting some children suffering with myocarditis—inflammation of the heart muscle—at higher risk ...

In a recent study, researcher Dr. Hui Zhou and his colleagues conducted a genetic analysis of the genomes of individuals ...

The world of crime and DNA has evolved significantly over the past decade, including the use of phenotyping to help solve ...

The first humans arrived upon the landmass now known as Australia around 60,000 years ago along two distinct routes, ...

Colorado investigators say they have solved the 1987 killing of Rhonda Marie Fisher after newly analyzed DNA linked her death ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest and deadliest infectious diseases we know. It commonly impacts the lungs, but can also affect other areas of the body like the spine, brain or kidneys.

A large Mayo Clinic study shows that current guidelines fail to detect nearly 90% of people with familial hypercholesterolemia, a common inherited cause of dangerously high cholesterol. Many affected ...

Scientists discovered that the first 100 base pairs of human genes are unusually prone to mutations, especially during the ...

Recent genetic analysis challenges long-held belief about the origins of domestic cats from the Levant and their arrival in ...

Researchers identify distinct genetic loci involved in delay discounting and how these variants are involved in physical and ...