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

Muscles make up nearly 40% of the human body and power every move we make, from a child's first steps to recovery after injury. For some, however, muscle development goes awry, leading to weakness, ...

All life on Earth shares a common ancestor that lived roughly four billion years ago. This so-called "last universal common ...

Over the past two decades, researchers have learned that DNA inside the cell nucleus naturally folds into a network of ...

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

Humans’ exposure to high temperature burn injuries may have played an important role in our evolutionary development, shaping how our bodies heal, fight infection, and sometimes fail under extreme ...

Some think the rise of C-sections means that one day all births will require serious medical intervention. But a surprising new understanding of the pelvis suggests a different story ...

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

A University of Calgary-led international research team has identified a genetic factor that may explain why people respond ...

Spotted lanternflies are adapting to the pressures of city life such as heat, pollution, and pesticides, according to genomic ...

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