A small genetic change makes the bacterium that caused the plague less fatal but possibly more transmissible, allowing for ...

Parasitic worms that infect humans are not interbreeding with those that infect cattle as previously thought. This is good ...

A single Neanderthal gene slipped into lab mice triggered unexpected changes in their skeletons. Scientists in Japan uncovered traits echoing long-lost human cousins.

It is also being engineered and exploited in synthetic biology, in multiple ways. While these have demonstrated important experimental capabilities, understanding design principles underpinning ...

Researchers studied the Kodava people's genetic code and found three genetically distinct ancient subgroups in their timeline ...

A genetic genealogy study by a group of researchers has revealed the ancient origin of Coorgs, which presented an insightful ...

Among the approaches to meet global demand in a resource-constrained future is the genetic improvement of livestock to increase the efficiency and sustainability of animal agriculture. Food-animal ...

A professor of evolution and ecology at UC Davis has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a prestigious national honor recognizing his contributions to evolutionary genetics.

Still, the research used innovative technologies to highlight important and previously poorly understood parts of the bacterium’s biology, Radolf says. “People now are beginning to realize ...

This was part of a wider project to identify people matching a natural short sleeper (NSS) profile. This is actually the fifth short-sleep genetic mutation that's been identified, further highlighting ...

The fate of more than 15 million customers’ genetic data remains in limbo after popular DNA testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy in March. The data is up for sale, stoking fears about how it ...