Genetic maps are indispensable for developing modern breeding strategies and maintaining an animal resource to ensure genetic diversity. Based on extensive data from German Holstein cattle and ...

Scientists have identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human health traits. By probing regions of DNA previously linked to disease, the work has ...

A new study, published in Nature Genetics, created the largest genetic map of human metabolism, revealing new insights into the role of metabolites in health and disease and creating a blueprint for ...

Maize is the world’s most important cereal by sheer tonnage, feeding billions of people, livestock and biorefineries alike.

Scientists at deCODE genetics/Amgen have constructed a complete map of how human DNA is mixed as it is passed down during reproduction. The map marks a major step in the understanding of genetic ...

The contribution of genetics to the variability in people’s metabolism has remained largely unknown. This is, in part, because genetic studies of human metabolism have been limited in scale and ...

Deep in the rainforests and coastal villages of Malaysian Borneo, a quiet scientific milestone has been reached. Researchers ...

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 ...

Researchers at the University of Bristol have traced the genetic changes that allowed animals to colonize land not once but at least 11 separate times across the tree of life, finding that distantly ...