In a groundbreaking study using Merino sheep, researchers uncovered that tiny genetic variations within gut microbes can ...

There’s 99.9% similarity across human genomes, with the remaining 0.1% variation being what makes each person unique.1 In ...

Understanding Down syndrome, genetic condition with an extra chromosome 21, is crucial for providing appropriate care and support.

Many people view European cisco roe as a delicacy. A new study has shown that there are different types of European cisco in Swedish waters that are each genetically adapted to fresh, saline or ...

Researchers have significantly expanded the catalogue of known human genetic variation. The resulting datasets, shared in two back-to-back publications in the journal Nature, constitute what may be ...

Humans are still evolving, and Tatum Simonson, PhD, founder and co-director of the Center for Physiological Genomics of Low Oxygen at University of California School of Medicine, plans to use ...

The present theory offers a unified solution to three closely related evolutionary problems. (1) Why does an evolving population explore only a small fraction of the accessible pathways in genotype ...

Growth charts for children with rare genetic disorders—giving health care professionals and families clearer guidance on how ...