Plants are fast-tracking their own evolution by "plugging in" genetic code stolen from their neighbors, according to new research that reveals the secret to their own successful genetic engineering.

Genetic data show that 14 psychiatric diagnoses cluster into five families of shared risk, explaining why conditions like ...

Today I'm delighted to welcome Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health. He was also recently appointed as the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The human genome is a rich, complex record of migration, encounters, and inheritance written over thousands of millennia.

A new study published in the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science offers a nuanced look at how genetic risk for depression interacts with social and economic life circumstances to influence ...

In 2021, just months after the first COVID vaccines debuted, concern was growing about an exceedingly rare but sometimes deadly outcome of certain shots. Two related vaccines—one from AstraZeneca and ...

This past spring, a biotech company announced the first use of a new gene-editing technology in people to fix an errant gene that causes a severe immune disorder. In June, a baby born with a ...

Repeated stretches of DNA grow longer and more unstable as we age, and genetics can make this process up to four times faster in some people. These expansions are tied to serious diseases, suggesting ...

Waterfowlers go to great lengths chasing mallard ducks across the continent and prize them above all other duck species. Witnessing the migration, working these ducks over decoys, and watching your ...

Parents may have more influence than they realize when it comes to shaping their children's behavior, especially for those at higher genetic risk for conduct problems, according to Rutgers Health-led ...