Janaki Ammal, a botanist and India’s first woman with a PhD, developed the sweet sugarcane we know in India today, challenged ...

Researchers with UC Davis Health have launched a study they hope will help improve health outcomes of Latinas who may be genetically predisposed to breast cancer.

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While genetics play a role in how we age, mindfulness experts have identified specific daily rituals that separate those who ...

With so many different sci-fi movies out there, some became hits while others were ignored and completely forgotten.

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My love of fireworks came to an abrupt end when my dog became terrified of them. This is what my research revealed.

For decades, geneticists have known that most common illnesses are not caused by a single rogue gene but by intricate ...

Humans have it. So does Drosophila. But not yeast. That "it" is a small pause at the start of gene activity—a brief molecular halt that may have helped life evolve from simple cells to complex animals ...

Genetic factors account for much of the variation in personality traits across the lifespan. Shared upbringing plays a ...

Looking into how twins’ genetics work can give researchers new insights into how different lifestyles and habits affect two people with the same genetic blueprint. Identical twins Marzieh and Razieh ...