Researchers discovered how genetic switches shaped human brain evolution by fine-tuning shared gene expression.

A new study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the process differed from the evolution of chimpanzees.

Your genes play a major role in determining your height, hair and eye color and skin tone, but they don’t tell the entire story of who you are.

New FDA-approved human clinical trials are beginning for a drug that could give a teenager the opportunity to speak for the ...

The current strain of bird flu is spreading from wildlife and livestock to house cats. To keep pets healthy, many virologists ...

About 10 in 100 people are left-handed, but why? A new article highlights the crucial role of early brain development for ...

Amid a shakeup in U.S. science, researchers are expressing alarm over the integrity of key genetic databases overseen by the ...