A new study published in Scientific Reports suggests that the connection between a young adult’s cognitive ability and their future socioeconomic status is largely driven by their genes. The findings ...

The COVID-19 pandemic gave us tremendous perspective on how wildly symptoms and outcomes can vary between patients experiencing the same infection. How can two people infected by the same pathogen ...

Unlike genetics, which often focuses on individual genes and their roles in inheritance, genomics looks at how all genes interact within networks and across environments.

Called “Lamarckian Inheritance,” the theory suggests that those experiences can even be passed down to future generations.

In Mendelian inheritance patterns, you receive one version of a gene, called an allele, from each parent. These alleles can be dominant or recessive. Non-Mendelian genetics don’t completely follow ...

Research on Tourette’s indicates that the condition is strongly influenced by inherited genetic factors, with environmental factors also contributing to its development. Tourette syndrome is a ...

Studies find genetic, epigenetic, and transgenerational effects from pesticide exposure, particularly during early life.