ScientistsonMondaysaidtheyhaveuncoveredmorethan100newgeneslinkedtohaircolour,adiscoverywhichcouldadvanceknowledgeonskincancerandotherdiseases.Thefindings,publis
ACanadianteamfoundseveralbraingenesthatmakewildbirdsclevererthanothersatforagingforfoodarelinkedwiththosemakinghumansintelligent,whichprovidesaninsightintotheev
Some538genesthatplayaroleinintellectualabilityhavebeenidentifiedbyateamofinternationalresearchers,accordingtoastudyreleasedMondaybytheUniversityofEdinburgh.Rese
Analyzingthegeneticsandsmokinghabitsofmorethanhalfamillionpeoplehasshednewlightonthecomplexitiesofcontrollingbloodpressure,accordingtoastudyledbyresearchersatWa
TheYchromosome,whichplaysacriticalroleinthesexualreproductionofmen,isdegeneratingrapidly.ResearchsuggeststhattheYchromosomemaydisappearinlessthanfivemillionyear
ScientistsonMondayannouncedthediscoveryof52geneslinkedtohumanintelligence,40ofwhichhavebeenidentifiedassuchforthefirsttime.Thefindingsalsoturnedupasurprisingcon
An international team led by Chinese researchers said Thursday they have identified the genes responsible for the intense bitter taste of some cucumbers, a plague to lovers of this vegetable.
Our genetic makeup influences whether we are fat or thin by shaping which types of microbes thrive in our body, according to a British study published Thursday in the scientific journal Cell.
Friends who are not biologically related still tend to resemble each other when it comes to genetics, revealed a U.S. study published Monday that proved that "friends are the family you choose."