In natural populations, the mechanisms of evolution do not act in isolation. This is crucially important to conservation geneticists, who grapple with the implications of these evolutionary processes ...

Long-term prospective data on correlation between overall mortality and HADS (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) assessed psychological distress in prostate cancer patients (11 year follow-up data ...

When our prehistoric ancestors mated with Denisovans, they may have picked up some highly advantageous genes that continue to ...

Gene variant slows down removal of debris in the brain, increasing Alzheimer’s risk, say USF Health researchers A gene ...

Long before modern humans appeared in Africa about 300,000 years ago, our ancestors faced a crisis that almost ended the ...

Outsmarting insecticide resistance: How one genetic edit in mosquitoes self-propagates across generations, cutting malaria transmission to near zero without harming survival. Anopheles mosquito larva ...

A new study reveals that a gene inherited from Neanderthals reduces muscle activity and may influence athletic performance.

Alcohol-use disorders have a significant genetic component to their development. New findings show that heavy drinkers with the G allele of the A118G polymorphism of the mu-opioid receptor gene have ...

DNA analysis reveals how ancient horse breeding prioritized calm temperament before selecting for rideable bodies.

Soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.), a globally critical oilseed and economic crop, stands as a primary source of high-quality ...