Snakes may well be one of nature's greatest predators, capable of eating whole deer or even crocodiles, but just as ...

Did you know that traits in animal species can re-appear in a new generation hundreds of years later? These ancient reappearing genetics are called Atavisms, and they can help us understand amazing ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising genetic shift that may explain how animals with backbones—from fish and frogs to ...

New twin‑study research finds that, after removing deaths from accidents and infections, genes account for about 50% of human ...

The headline figure of lifespan being around “50% heritable” risks being misunderstood as meaning genes determine half of a ...

Hyderabad: In a significant breakthrough for rare disease research in India, doctors at the LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) ...

A reanalysis of twin data from Denmark and Sweden suggests that how long we live now depends roughly equally on the genes we ...

A groundbreaking study suggests that our genes may play a much larger role in our expiration date than we ever imagined.

Alzheimer’s may be driven far more by genetics than previously thought, with one gene playing an outsized role. Researchers found that up to nine in ten cases could be linked to the APOE gene — even ...

Ancient evidence suggests a new twist in how we all got here.

Scientists have long believed that longevity is shaped by lifestyle choices; however, a new study reveals that genes may play a larger role in determining how long people live.

Genetic ancestry plays a key role in determining the behavior of head and neck tumors and may help explain why ...