People often remark that allergies run in their family, but the genetic causes have remained unclear. Previous food allergy genetic research has relied upon broad but surface-level methods called ...

Sharks are already some of the ocean’s strangest predators - but sometimes genetics makes them even stranger. From a bright orange nurse shark and pink manta rays to albino anomalies, cyclops embryos, ...

In 2008, genetic research suggested that Ötzi’s maternal lineage was extinct. His mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) carried a rare signature never observed in any living person, leading researchers to ...

It took a while for the science to basically catch up to that suspicion.” In these types of “recessive” conditions, the ...

Researchers say the deep learning model may help to create leads for new cancer diagnostics, patient stratification, and future therapies.

You probably know what a cardinal looks like, but we bet you've never seen a "leucistic bird." If you haven't heard the term, you're not alone. This rare mutation "results in a total or partial ...

Alzheimer’s may be driven far more by genetics than previously thought, with one gene playing an outsized role. Researchers found that up to nine in ten cases could be linked to the APOE gene — even ...