genetics

The time when geeks, eccentrics and peculiar people of all walks of life had to hide their oddities is long gone. Going against the tide is a rising stock and, as the researchers point out, it may even be the key to success.

The only explanation that specialists can offer is evolutionary. The thick layer of hair that covered our remote ancestors served several functions, including protection...

If you have a dislike for bitter substances, you will be less likely to become addicted to the nicotine in cigarettes, a new genetic study reveals.

In 1984 Alec Jeffreys discovered the genetic fingerprint in his laboratory at the University of Leicester and turned it into a universal identification method. Now, researchers from the same university say that by analyzing DNA it is possible to find out our surnames.

A macro-study of the life expectancy of Hawaiians reveals that the secret to reaching 100 years lies only in having two different "letters" in the DNA.

Both environmental and genetic factors shape the physiognomy of any living being, and this is no exception for trees.

At Ohio University they have just invented a portable electronic device, the transcranial magnetic stimulator, which interrupts migraine in the phase before severe pain, in which patients perceive "electrical storms in the brain" and see lights.

There are various methods, from the complicated and expensive, such as the analysis of the sex chromosomes and the use of instruments to see...