The genome of a once-endangered songbird shows extensive signs of inbreeding, according to a new study by Penn State ...

A new study of archeological sites in India’s Saurashtra peninsula, published in the journal Quaternary Environments and ...

The variant, present in the NFKB1 gene and common in the Aymara community, could help guide treatment decisions, researchers ...

Lice live their entire lives with a set of genes that in humans would indicate a late-stage degenerative disorder such as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease. How do lice tolerate this genome structure ...

A study on Lepraria lichens found they possess genes for sexual reproduction despite being thought entirely asexual. This ...

A new study on anglerfish evolution reveals how these deep-sea creatures adapted to the extreme bathypelagic zone, achieving ...

A recent study has uncovered new genetic insights into how two wild strawberries—Fragaria corymbosa and Fragaria ...

Biologists at the University of Rochester are calling a discovery they made in a mysterious region of the chromosome known as ...

Thirty years after the sequencing of the BRCA1 cancer-associated gene, access to genetic tests and awareness about its risks ...

Combining several existing datasets, scientists zeroed in on thousands of potential new genes that make roughly 3,000 ...

When it comes to choosing life partners, psychology reveals an intriguing pattern: many women unconsciously gravitate toward ...

Scientists are studying the DNA of feral dogs living in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone to understand how long-term radiation ...