The study provides a comprehensive behavioral dataset of Drosophila melanogaster, categorized by genetic background, sex, and social context (isolated or in groups). Beyond enabling detailed analyses ...

A podcast episode explores the nature versus nurture debate regarding genetic influences. Behavioral geneticist Kathryn Paige ...

The temporal organisation of physiology and behaviour across the 24-hour cycle is governed by an intrinsic circadian clock, whose molecular components are encoded by a suite of ‘clock genes’. Genetic ...

Both nature (genetics) and nurture (environment) play a role in shaping who we are, and their interaction is often the most influential factor in a person's development. Mental health can be ...

Is complex social behavior genetically determined? Yes, as a team of biologists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) together with colleagues from Bochum and Paris discovered while studying ...

Your "roommate's" genes could be influencing the bacteria living in your gut, and vice versa, according to a study of rats published in Nature Communications. The research, carried out by studying ...

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 ...

Dr. Bob Lahita ran New Jersey’s top hospitals and ambulance services, operated a triage unit on the ground in NJ on 9/11, authored a library of medical volumes, cared for my late husband and I know ...