"De novo" genes may have paved the way for humans' big brains. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists once considered much of ...

Scientists studying thousands of rats discovered that gut bacteria are shaped by both personal genetics and the genetics of ...

A new genetic mapping strategy reveals how entire networks of genes work together to cause disease, filling in the missing ...

Researchers disagree on the number of genes in the human genome, in part because what exactly a gene is can be difficult to determine. At the turn of the century, while awaiting the completion of the ...

A large study of rats shows that genes shape the gut microbiome in two ways: directly, by influencing an individual’s own ...

Studies have long shown that if you carry two copies of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) 4 gene, your chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease are much higher. Now, researchers say in a new study that ...

People with obesity who have inherited "lucky genes" for a favorable distribution of body fat had a lower risk of 11 diseases related to the metabolic effects of fat compared with people who had ...

The relatively new discipline of epigenetics explores how diet and nutrition can affect not only our own health but that of future generations. Drazen Zigic/iStock via Getty Images Plus Within the ...

Researchers in Lithuania present the molecular structure of a new, more-versatile CRISPR system for gene editing. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...

During development of the digestive system, a complex network of nerves forms around it, creating a "second brain"—the ...