Scientists say that 55 percent of differences in human lifespan are due to genetic makeup, much more than previously believed ...

Weizmann Institute study finds genetics may account for about 50 percent of human lifespan, more than double previous estimates.

India, March 17 -- Selfish chromosomes bias genetic inheritance by manipulating the overdrive (Ovd) gene, a natural sperm quality control checkpoint.

Forty years ago, a postdoctoral researcher named James McGrath who would go on to spend more than three decades as a clinical geneticist and research scientist at Yale, made a discovery that advanced ...

A great part of living in the 21st century is that if you have a device that connects to the internet, you have access to hundreds, if not thousands of experts who are often eager to share in-depth ...

The COVID-19 pandemic gave us tremendous perspective on how wildly symptoms and outcomes can vary between patients experiencing the same infection. How can two people infected by the same pathogen ...

In most plants and animals, including humans, mitochondria are inherited exclusively, or nearly exclusively, from the mother.

Are you mostly a product of the genes you inherit or your experiences in life? This question intrigues many people, including addiction researchers. In this post, I provide an overview of key research ...

A new study of German twins suggests that the strong connection between a young adult's cognitive ability and their future ...

Courts in British Columbia continue to evaluate when genetic testing should be used to resolve estate disputes. A recent Supreme Court of British Columbia decision in Morberg Estate (Re), 2025 BCSC ...