Whether genes are able to compromise between their competing interests can have consequences for development. pressureUA/iStock via Getty Images Plus As a species, humans like to think that we are ...

Many things influence the chance that someone will develop obesity. That includes genetics. While no single “obesity gene” drives most cases of obesity, researchers are starting to pinpoint which ...

Our genes are responsible for various things: the way we look, our blood type and even our risk of developing certain medical conditions. As the leading cause of death in the United States, heart ...

Take a puff of nicotine for the first time, and your DNA plays an important role, alongside social and environmental factors, in shaping what happens next. In recent years, scientists have identified ...

Nine months after her mom died of ALS, Jean Swidler walked into a doctor’s office at Columbia University and asked to learn her own fate. A genetic counselor swabbed her cheek or took a blood sample — ...

Studies have long shown that if you carry two copies of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) 4 gene, your chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease are much higher. Now, researchers say in a new study that ...

Embryonic development doesn't occur by magic; it occurs by predetermined genetic steps leading to production of transcriptional molecules. This process is addressed by two Faculty of 1000-featured ...

Genes are segments of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) that are located inside every human cell. The DNA inside each cell is tightly coiled in structures called chromosomes. Each chromosome contains a ...