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

Scientists have identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human health ...

What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes. A gene is a basic unit of heredity, the means by which traits get passed from one generation to the next, and genetics is the study ...

Rapidly testing hundreds of thousands of DNA sequences, scientists identified specific genetic variations contributing to blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar.

Genetic correlation estimates typically assume that mating is random. But in the real world, partners tend to pair up because of many shared interests and social structures. Many estimates of how ...

Live Science spoke with a bioethicist and sociologist about emerging genomic technologies, including those that enable parents to "score" and "select" IVF embryos.

Researchers have discovered a rare genetic trait that could delay the onset of Alzheimer's in people who face an overwhelming risk of developing the mind-robbing disease. A study published Wednesday ...

Companies now offer polygenic embryo selection to prospective parents undergoing IVF. But the technology is dangerously underregulated.

Scientists have found that a special component in some people's blood provides them with natural protection against malaria. A recent study has demonstrated that a genetic variant named rs112233623-T ...

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