The paper co-authored by Bicknell, recently published in Nature Reviews Genetics, highlights the many ways health and height are linked. Bicknell, an expert in rare disorders of growth ...

We find surprisingly little direct genetic contribution from levantine phoenicians to western and central mediterranean punic populations, says lead author Harald Ringbauer. Punic Necropolis of ...

Humans have selectively bred animals and crops since the beginning of agriculture, but advances in biotechnology have provided genetic tools to select specific traits. First applied to animals in the ...

"We then calculated polygenic risk scores for each individual." The researchers were able to use extensive genetic and retinal data taken from the UK Biobank, a large biomedical database ...

As US President Donald Trump takes aim at the Smithsonian Institution for "anti-American ideology", Adam Rutherford examines what the science of genetics has taught us about race. When scientists ...

Master of Science degree in Genetic Counseling Master of Science in Genetic Counseling and Master of Arts in Bioethics (dual degree program) The Master of Science degree in Genetic Counseling is ...

Certain common genetic changes might make some people with focal epilepsy less responsive to seizure medications, finds a new global study led by researchers at UCL and UTHealth Houston.

In an opinion paper publishing March 27 in the Cell Press journal Trends in Genetics, Peifer explains how he incorporated a discussion of eugenics into his molecular genetics course last year and ...

The genetic testing company 23andMe, once a pioneer in consumer DNA testing, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid financial struggles, a leadership shakeup and growing concerns about the ...

The Clinical Genetics and Genetic Counseling Service at Fred Hutch Cancer Center offers cancer risk assessment for people who are at high risk of developing cancer because of their personal history ...

So how much of a person’s longevity can be attributed to lifestyle choices and how much is just luck — or lucky genetics? It depends on how long you’re hoping to live. Research suggests that ...

New research has identified previously unknown genetic links to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), providing new insights into the genetic underpinnings of the condition. New research published in ...