The headline figure of lifespan being around “50% heritable” risks being misunderstood as meaning genes determine half of a ...

Despite major advances in genetic testing for breast cancer risk prediction, death rates remain disproportionately high among ...

By studying genetic data from nearly 140,000 IVF embryos, scientists have with unprecedented detail revealed why fewer than ...

In the ongoing effort to determine just how much of who we are is preordained by our genetic code, heritability, a statistical measurement of how much variation in a trait can be attributed to genetic ...

Viral DNA that is usually dismissed when sequencing the human genome could help to uncover useful information about complex ...

The COVID-19 pandemic gave us tremendous perspective on how wildly symptoms and outcomes can vary between patients ...

The global market for cloning cats, dogs, and other pets reached $300 million in 2024, and has been projected to reach $1.5 ...

Nine in 10 people worldwide have been infected with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). | Nine in 10 people worldwide have been ...

For over 200 years, there has been just one species of giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis. This unmistakable African animal is ...

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have identified a bacterial genus that promotes root growth and ...