Scientists have identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human health ...

Another paper on European phyogeography, Investigation of the fine structure of European populations with applications to disease association studies: An investigation into fine-scale European ...

For decades, geneticists have known that most common illnesses are not caused by a single rogue gene but by intricate constellations of DNA variants acting together in specific cells. Now a new ...

Scientists have produced one of the first high-resolution genetic maps for African-American populations. The new map will help disease geneticists who are working to map genetic diseases in African ...

This story is one of many exploring recent advances in the science of longevity and aging. The following few articles in the series, including this one, will focus on the relationship between genetics ...