Wolves living inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone show genetic and immune-system signals that researchers say may be linked ...

Humans have bred for desirable plant and animal traits for millennia by selecting and crossing their offspring. Now, researchers at the University of Copenhagen are taking a natural shortcut to ...

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

Scientists studying 1,300 golden retrievers have uncovered genetic clues explaining why some dogs are more anxious, energetic, or aggressive than others. Remarkably, several of the same genes linked ...

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

Mycologists cultivated fungi they found in post-wildfire landscapes to understand the evolutionary traits behind their ...

Genes jumping from microbes to green algae hundreds of millions of years ago might have driven the evolution of land plants, researchers report March 1 in the journal Molecular Plant. Their analysis ...

Hair genetics can come from either parent, and multiple genes can determine hair traits, such as color, texture, and growth. Genes can also affect hair loss. Although it can run in families, this is ...

Your genes code for all your traits. Some genes are dominant and expressed if you receive a copy from one parent. Others are recessive and only apparent if you receive a copy from both parents. Genes ...

An individual’s genetics and their environment both shape their personality. However, opinions differ on the degree to which each of these factors influences personality, and how they contribute to ...