A new study suggests that inherited traits explain a small but measurable share of why some people relocate far from where ...
Behavioral similarities between parents and their offspring are less marked than is often suggested, a new study shows. People are only slightly more likely to share personality traits with their ...
Scientists have identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human health ...
Rapidly testing hundreds of thousands of DNA sequences, scientists identified specific genetic variations contributing to blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar.
For more than a century, Mendelian genetics has shaped how we think about inheritance: one gene, one trait. It is a model that still echoes through textbooks—and one that is increasingly reaching its ...
An individual’s genetics and their environment both shape their personality. However, opinions differ on the degree to which each of these factors influences personality, and how they contribute to ...
Live Science spoke with a bioethicist and sociologist about emerging genomic technologies, including those that enable ...
The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans serves as a preeminent model for understanding the intricate relationship between genetic variation and phenotype. Recent advances have harnessed high-throughput ...