How Genetics and Heritability Play a Role in IgA Nephropathy, a Type of Kidney Disease
Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgA nephropathy, or IgAN), also called Berger disease, is a type of kidney disease. It…
Ancient DNA reveals prehistoric connections and a patrilineal society in early China
Geographic placement and chronology of Baligang subjects. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63743-1 Scientists from Peking University have…
Gene found to link obesity risk in labradors and humans
Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC News University of Cambridge The gene the researchers identified interferes with a brain signalling…
Older fathers transmit more harmful mutations: here’s why
As fathers age, certain harmful mutations are favored during sperm production. Choosing or finding yourself having children at…
Violent experiences alter the genome in ways that persist for generations
Violence and trauma leave inheritable markers on a person’s genome that persist over multiple generations, according to a…
Should genetically modified wildlife be banned? Scientists weigh the risks
A corroboree frog is tested for chytrid fungus. Introducing genetic changes to these frogs could help to make…
Naked blind dog reveals genetic secret to long life
They’re strange, hairless rodents that live underground and look like sausages with teeth – and they’ve just discovered…
Mediterranean diet offsets genetic risk for dementia, study finds — Harvard Gazette
New research suggests that following a Mediterranean-style diet may help offset a person’s genetic risk for developing Alzheimer’s…
Snow leopard populations threatened by climate change and low genetic diversity
ADVERTISEMENT Snow leopards are at a high risk of extinction in the wild. Poaching and habitat destruction threaten…
Two of her children were diagnosed with rare genetic disorder, with son dying months after birth
SINGAPORE – When Rania Safiyya Ridzwan was born in 2020, there was eerie silence in the delivery room…
Stealth Genetic Switch in Mosquitoes Halts Malaria Spread
Genetically modified mosquito larvae express fluorescent markers of the FREP1 gene — RFP (pink), GFP (blue) or both…
What happens to your data if 23andMe collapses? — Harvard Gazette
A recent paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine calls for regulations to protect customers’ personal…