Epigenetics

The ties that bind us to our ancestors might be even more influential than we knew, suggests a new study published…

Your genes are what make you, you, but they’re not the entire picture. In recent years, scientists have been…

Our families pass on pieces of themselves to us in more than one way. Your eye color may be thanks to genetic…

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have found a way to modify the behavior of carpenter ants using…

In what sounds like a plot line from a BioShock game, a team of biologists has coaxed an animal into growing a new…

Today, a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics tied male homosexuality to…

Research on the biological origins of human sexual orientation remains controversial (and poorly funded), and more…

In addition to being incredibly entertaining and provocative, the popular Orphan Black series is absolutely…

There are 20,000 genes in the human genome, but only a small fraction of them are active in any given cell. This…

While many comic book heroes may have gained their powers through scientific experiments or accidents, there's…

The truth makes for a bad meme. That seems to be the lesson we can take from the continued popularity of Richard…

Some people age faster than others, but the discovery of a DNA body clock by UCLA researchers now shows that differen…

Environment plays a key role in how our genes behave. Now evidence is mounting that our social world is part of that…

Why do some identical twins look so different from each other? Could your eating habits during puberty have an…

Over at Download the Universe, the science ebook review, I have a new article about one way that well-intentioned…

Early last week we told you about a new paper published in the Quarterly Review of Biology which suggests that…

A team of international researchers has completed a study that suggests we will probably never find a ‘gay gene.'…

Most of us are well aware that stress dramatically heightens our susceptibility to contracting illnesses — both…

You've seen the reports that individuals with a lower economic and social status suffer from poor health more often…

Do you ever wish you had the power to control your DNA at will? New research says it's possible. Scientists today…