The genes that contain the information to make the necessary proteins are therefore ‘switched on’ in some of the specialized cells while the remaining genes are ‘switched off’.

But the new study also suggests that the ilium underwent a second major change millions of years later, when humans evolved ...

Jumping genes play a big role in what makes us human Transposons fill huge chunks of our genetic blueprint ...

Here are two new books vying for our attention, "The Gene Machine" and "DNA Is Not Destiny." One title is crying Yes, genes are everything! We are our genes! and the other No, we can go beyond them!

Genetics What Genes Tell Us About Ourselves (and What They Don’t) Genetic tests can reveal valuable information but have serious limitations. Posted September 12, 2022 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk ...

Scientists long assumed that new genes appear when evolution tinkers with old ones. It turns out that natural selection is much more creative.

Human psychology is influenced by a complex network of genes and environmental factors. Studying how and when genes fail to cooperate could broaden our understanding of behavior.

No gene–no code–is an island. You are not your genes. You are your genes and your environment.

This article examines what it means to patent a gene. Numerous ethical concerns have been raised about the effects of such patents on clinical medical practice as well as on research and development.

Advances in genetic engineering have given rise to an era of foods—including genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and gene-edited foods—that promise to revolutionize the way we eat.