Our parents' genes, even the ones we didn't inherit, leave a measurable lasting imprint on our lives. An international team led by researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) ...

A new study has developed a powerful computational method that can detect how genes interact with each other to influence complex traits in humans at a scale previously impossible. The new method was ...

Why are so many people right-handed? A new study suggests the answer may trace back to two major shifts in human evolution: walking upright and growing bigger brains. According to Sci.News, ...

Some traits come only from your mother, from mitochondrial DNA to intelligence and inherited health risks. The post Traits ...

Matthew Robinson, Ilse Krätschmer and colleagues provide a new approach to analyze genetic data. For height, body weight, and school test performance, the environment shaped by our parents’ genes can ...

Human cognition supports complex behaviour across a range of situations, and traits (e.g. personality) influence how we react in these different contexts. Although viewing traits as situationally ...

Humans are closely related to chimpanzees and bonobos, but what are the key factors that make humans genetically different? A new study looks at the process of DNA methylation, in which chemical tags ...

Artificial intelligence is getting remarkably good at handling the kind of repetitive work that defined entry-level roles for generations. But as AI takes over more and more routine tasks, a growing ...