A small blood gene difference made Neanderthal pregnancies with modern humans risky, possibly contributing to their disappearance.

Bent bone dysplasia (BBD) is a perinatal-lethal skeletal disorder caused by pathogenic FGFR2 mutations that disrupt bone ...

A deadly fly once wiped out across North America has resurfaced in northern Mexico – and it’s creeping ever closer to the US ...

Have you ever wondered why some people panic at the sight of a spider while others remain perfectly calm? Fear serves as ...

When Chinese medical student Li Shiu Tong met Magnus Hirschfeld in Shanghai during Hirschfeld’s 1931 world tour, their relationship — in which Li accompanied and cared for the famed sexologist ...

When Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, a genetic variation affecting red blood cells may have hindered reproduction in ...

If you're concerned about the amount of hair you seem to be shedding as the temperature drops, you're certainly not alone.

This important study provides a systematic investigation of parent-of-origin (POE) effects on gene expression using large trio-based data from the Framingham Heart Study, uncovering thousands of ...

Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human ...

Groundbreaking research shows that as men age, harmful genetic mutations in sperm become more common—not just from random ...

Researchers have engineered a courtship ritual from one species of fruit fly into another using genetic modification. A ...