Scientists found that some inherited traits can bypass the traditional rules of genetics, revealing a surprising new layer of ...

Every time a cell copies its DNA, parts of the genome are exposed and vulnerable to damage or errors. Molecular biologist ...

Researchers have identified 34,364 people in Pakistan who carry at least one gene that has been completely knocked out by ...

The first complete draft of the human genome was published back in 2003. Since then, researchers have worked both to improve the accuracy of human genetic data, and to expand its diversity, looking at ...

The people of Near Oceania carry a genetic legacy that stretches back almost to the beginning of humanity’s expansion across the globe. This legacy comes, at least partly, from some of the earliest ...

Completed in 2003, the Human Genome Project gave us the first sequence of the human genome, albeit based on DNA from a small handful of people. Building upon its success, the 1000 Genomes Project was ...

Scientists have uncovered thousands of bacterial DNA fragments hidden inside cockroaches for millions of years. The ...

In flowering plants, the genomes of cytoplasmic organelles – mitochondria and plastids – are typically inherited from the maternal parent, insulating them from the recombination that operates on ...

Genes aren't just transferred from parents to their offspring. Nature has found other ways to pass on genetic information, ...