Researchers say the findings, the first documented case of rising temperatures driving genetic change in a mammal, offer a ...

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An ambitious book challenges long-held assumptions on diet and nutrition and exposes gaps in public-health guidance.

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Genetic factors account for much of the variation in personality traits across the lifespan. Shared upbringing plays a ...

After more than 50 years of research, scientists still don't know exactly what causes autism. But the data make clear that ...

A newly discovered promoter element "start" points to a shared regulatory syntax for controlling transcription initiation in ...

Before understanding how genetics plays its role in muscle Building, let’s see what the basics of genetics are. So, at the ...

Lindberg had Parkinson’s disease, the neurologist said, with all the classic symptoms. PD—as the scientists she would meet ...

Scientists found that messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules that carry genetic instructions to the far reaches of neurons in the brain tend to cluster together mostly because they are abundant, not because ...

A new study from the University of Oklahoma suggests that small genetic differences in two proteins—previously known for ...

People typically think about evolution as a linear process where, within a species, the classic adage of "survival of the ...