Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make ...

Noonan syndrome with multiple lentigines (NSML) is a rare genetic disorder that causes short stature, distinctive facial ...

A new study suggests culture is reshaping human evolution faster than DNA, redefining how our species adapts, survives, and ...

Hamilton’s rule, introduced in the 1960s, says that altruism — helping others at your own expense — can evolve when the ...

Dr. Ronald Cohn, the CEO and president of the Hospital for Sick Children, takes Newsweek on a tour of its sprawling ...

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary ...

Scientists have fully decoded the sweetpotato’s complex genome, uncovering its hybrid origins from multiple wild ancestors.

An age-old conundrum regarding raising children is the issue of nature versus nurture. That is, do genes determine a child’s success in life, or is it the environment in which that child is raised? Or ...

The world of biotech is really changing fast. It feels like every year there’s some new big thing happening. As we look towards 2025, it seems like a lot of exciting developments are on the horizon.