These findings could be used to prevent plant inbreeding and promote genetic diversity in future conservation efforts.

Genetic predisposition to excess body weight was linked to 15% higher mortality in breast cancer survivors, with more walking needed to offset risk.

Explore how genetic genealogy is being used to solve cold cases, including the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, and the challenges it faces.

Every blue-eyed person you have ever met carries the same genetic fingerprint, a single mutation buried deep inside a gene that has nothing to do with eye color on its face. That shared variant, known ...

About 1 in 4 people suffer from an anxiety disorder at some point in their lives. These include panic disorder with sudden, severe anxiety attacks; generalized anxiety disorder, in which sufferers ...