Genes make us who we are—but are they shaped by chance, natural selection, or something else?

Many scientists point to cultural evolution, the process by which knowledge, customs and technology spread over time. But ...

Hookworms, intestinal parasites that infect hundreds of millions of people in under-resourced tropical regions around the ...

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An international team led by University of Manchester scientists has created the most detailed picture yet of how genetic differences shape the way the human eye works. The breakthrough could help ...

The astrophysicist has kept the spirit of his mentor Carl Sagan alive not only by remaking the historic TV series Cosmos, but ...

Why are some people unable to hear from birth, even though their inner ear appears intact? One possible cause lies in the so-called OTOF gene. It plays a central role in transmitting sound signals ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new picture of human origins that challenges the long-held idea of a single ancestral population in Africa. By analyzing genetic data from diverse modern African ...

(Beyond Pesticides, March 17, 2026) An article in Microorganisms by researchers from the U.S., Israel, and Australia analyzes the adverse health and environmental effects of genetic engineering and ...

Genetic similarity revealed: Scientists found humans and cats share twice the chromosome structure similarity compared to humans and dogs, despite equal evolutionary distance. Medical research ...

An important new study in the Journal of Hepatology, published by Elsevier, reports the world's first auxiliary liver xenotransplant from a genetically engineered pig to a living human recipient. The ...