Why do some people feel chills when listening to music, reading poetry, or viewing a powerful work of art, while others do ...

A new study suggests that inherited traits explain a small but measurable share of why some people relocate far from where they were born.

People often remark that allergies run in their family, but the genetic causes have remained unclear. Previous food allergy ...

“From Brown to Evergreen: How Eye Colors Evolved” Your eyes may seem ordinary when you catch your reflection each morn ...

Research by Weizmann scientists finds genetics may explain 50% of human lifespan, over twice previous estimates, opening doors to therapies targeting aging itself. How long a person lives may be far ...

In “What We Inherit,” Sam Trejo and Daphne O. Martschenko examine the link between genetic myths and social genomics.

Despite widespread misconceptions, eating disorders aren’t a choice, they’re serious, potentially life-threatening conditions. While social and environmental factors do influence someone’s risk of ...

A multinational collaboration co-led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, in collaboration with Rockefeller University, and Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, has uncovered a ...

Genetic genealogy uses familial DNA to trace evidence back to suspects, and now investigators are using it in the search for ...

How much an infant cries is largely steered by their genetics, and there is probably not much that parents can do about it. This has been shown in a new Swedish twin study from Uppsala University and ...

The rise of gene editing forces regulators to confront a difficult question: How to protect fair play in the age of genomic medicine.