Horses have played a critical role in shaping human society, but scientists are still piecing together the story of their ...

To make horses rideable during domestication, people may have inadvertently targeted a mutation in horses to strengthen their backs and their balance.

Genetic Make-up Influences Biased Economic Decision-making, Study Shows Date: May 11, 2009 Source: Wellcome Trust Summary: How would you respond if you were told that you had an 80 percent chance ...

It might seem counter-intuitive to anyone awed by the record-beating achievements of elite athletes like Usain Bolt, Femke Bol or Armand Duplantis, but genetic mutations are making humans less fit ...

Domestication of the horse was one of the crowning achievements of early humans. It led to advancements in transportation, ...

Now scientists have successfully made genetic changes at the chromosomal level in a mouse model. The work has been reported in Science. Chromosome rearrangements can happen naturally; there are about ...

Two-thirds of animal and plant populations are declining in genetic diversity, which makes it harder to adapt to environmental changes, according to research published Wednesday. Long before a ...

Society August 23, 2019 Is Genetic Medicine Making the World Less Fair? New reproductive technologies promise to prevent serious genetic disease. What happens if only the rich can access them?

In this session, we will explore best practices for translating genetic information into actionable guidance for exercise ...

EPFL researchers have developed Systema, a new tool to evaluate how well AI models work when predicting the effects of genetic perturbations.

Before long, human embryos will be made so easily in the laboratory that many people will choose that route for having children. The option would offer genetic control at an ethical price.