Is intelligence inherited from mom or dad? Here’s what science now confirms
When a baby arrives, relatives quickly notice family traits: “He has his dad’s nose,” or “She looks just…
Research uncovers gene variant role in disease biology
Immune New research has filled in missing links between gene variants that have been implicated in disease through…
Genetic analysis of people with African ancestry reveals lung cancer susceptibilities
August 1, 2013 Study explores race differences of lung cancer risk Vanderbilt research scientist Melinda Aldrich, Ph.D., MPH,…
Marios Georgakis on IL-6 Inhibition, Genetics as a Tool for Drug Validation
Marios Georgakis, a Physician-scientist leading a lab at Universität München, shared a post on X: “I’m often asked…
1 in 12 Patients with Multiple Cancers Carry Inherited Genetic Risk
Contact DURHAM, N.C. – A new study reveals that about one in 12 patients who are diagnosed with…
A Single Mutation Made Horses Rideable and Changed Human History
Credit: ZME Science/Midjourney. Horses didn’t just change how people traveled. They rewired the course of civilization. Yet scientists…
Horses may have become rideable with the help of a genetic mutation
Two key gene variants may have made early domesticated horses more tame and more physically resilient to bearing…
A Genetic Database for Hypertension Insights
The rise of hypertension as a silent but deadly epidemic continues to haunt public health experts globally. Hypertension,…
Canadian Runners Whine: Genetic Sex Testing For Women’s Sports Is Too ‘Invasive’
World Athletics now requires female athletes to undergo a one-time genetic test to confirm sex PublishedAugust 28, 2025…
Ancient DNA shows what really spread the farming revolution
Farming spread across prehistoric Europe mostly because farming communities moved, not because local hunter-gatherers copied their ways. Cultural…
Study shows AI can hone in on genetic risks for 10 inherited diseases
ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 26 (UPI) — New artificial intelligence models can yield much more nuanced and detailed…
Thylacines Were Losing Genes That May Have Doomed Them Long Before Humans Did
What killed off the Tasmanian tiger? For a long time, it was believed this enigmatic marsupial went extinct…