Our parents' genes, even the ones we didn't inherit, leave a measurable lasting imprint on our lives. An international team ...

Families pass down far more than physical traits, traditions, or mannerisms. They pass down emotional patterns, coping styles ...

Separating direct, indirect and parent-of-origin genetic effects in the human population. Cell Genomics. DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2026.101277 ...

A new study has developed a powerful computational method that can detect how genes interact with each other to influence complex traits in humans at a scale previously impossible. The new method was ...

Genome sequencing has been used to determine how much genes influence human characteristics including height and weight, and susceptibility to diseases like type 2 diabetes, in a study co-led by ...

Pleiotropy is the phenomenon by which a genetic variant affects multiple independent traits. Human genetics studies have identified pervasive pleiotropy throughout the genome and multitrait ...

Convergent phenotypic evolution, the independent acquisition of similar or nearly identical traits in multiple species, is widespread throughout the tree of life. These cases of repeated evolution ...

Almost 100 years ago, Carrie Buck was raped, labeled an “imbecile,” and sterilized by order of the state — all in the name of genetic progress. Today, we no longer use that word, but the dream of ...