Genetics
How Your Genes Shape Your Personality
A new study probes genetic variants linked to the big five personality traits
Schizophrenia’s Cruel Roulette Wheel
Genetics and stress can combine in ways we don’t yet fully understand
Turtle Sex Determination Just Got a Lot Weirder
Tiny antenna-like cell appendages play an outsized role
You’re Carrying “Ghost DNA” From Extinct Hominins
A new technique reveals human evolution was rife with interbreeding
How an Inbred Snake Invader Took Over an Island Paradise
Hidden genetic diversity may have given it an advantage
The Avocados That May Save Us from a Guacamole Apocalypse
Tracing the roots of diversity in the coveted fruit in Central America
How Fruit Flies Tell What Time of Year It Is Without a Calendar
How do they know to take a break during the winter?
Does This Protein Hold the Key to Differences in Aging Between Males and Females?
It maintains the balance of the X chromosome
Ancient DNA Illuminates the Uniqueness of the Extinct Cave Lion
Although it had a habit of interbreeding with modern lions
Editing the Pesky Bones Out of a Popular Farmed Fish
Genetic modification could make carp more accessible for millions
