A new study shows how person-to-person variation in antibody immunity plays a key role in shaping which influenza (flu) strains dominate in a population.

Have you ever noticed how some people bounce out of bed after just a few hours of sleep, while others can barely function ...

Epigenetic changes do not alter the genetic code itself, but by changing how DNA is organized within the cell, epigenetic ...

Helmholtz Munich and the University of Sydney have identified biological mechanisms that are shared across psychiatric ...

Forests cover almost one-third of the Earth’s land area, providing crucial benefits for both people and the environment. They protect soil and water, regulate the climate and safeguard biodiversity.

Modern humans were essentially like waves crashing on a beach, slowly but steadily eroding the beach away.” With this vivid ...

The project began with New Zealands first large-scale genetic study of working dogs, sequencing the genomes of 249 Huntaways, ...

Researchers have traced where and when the HIV protective mutation arose but also how it gave northern European ancestors a ...

Mounting evidence from genome studies indicates that, contrary to received wisdom, our species has undergone profound ...

A study of more than 3,000 genomes has traced a gene mutation that confers HIV resistance to a person who lived near the Black Sea around 7000 B.C.

Genetic diversity refers to the level of genetic variation within a gene pool, allowing a population to be resilient to environmental changes. Various events can significantly affect a population's ...

Materials & methods: Four HapMap tagging SNPs covering the common genetic variation in SGLT2 (r 2 > 0.8 and minor allele frequency >0.01) were genotyped for subsequent association studies on BMI ...