A single gene in the shorebird species known as ruffs controls the levels of testosterone in males, and this in turn affects ...

Not every member of the “First Five” graduated from the University, but they are remembered collectively as trailblazers who ...

Gene Kahane writes, "It seems this month, Black History Month, is the best time to look at race and sports because, to put it ...

However, there's a scientific explanation for why you've likely never come across a feline with this lilac-tinged coat color.

Two studies published in the latest issue of Science, led by Dr. Fernando García-Moreno, Ikerbasque researcher at the ...

When James Curenton serves Mayflower Congregational Church, he is always mindful of the Black Church tradition and Mayflower's unique Detroit history.

In a new JAMA Dermatology study, scientists at King's College London found that changes in two parts of the genome work ...

Evolution is traditionally associated with a process of increasing complexity and gaining new genes. However, the explosion of the genomic era shows that gene loss and simplification is a much more ...

A combination of human pedigree analysis and fruit fly genetics has identified a gene variant that appears to prevent PIGA-CDG, a rare but serious seizure disorder. The findings could ultimately lead ...

A team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health geneticists has shown, for the first time, that a gene "silencer" that resides in junk DNA is directly sparing people from a devastating ...