A study reveals that DNA modifications shape individual behavior, and ecological niches, while feedback from environmental ...

Why do animals behave differently, and what are the consequences of this? A research team from the Collaborative Research ...

Aging may "erase" the epigenetic markers that control gene expression in the brain, and this may snowball to cause unintended ...

It is well known that chronic inflammation can increase a person’s cancer risk, but the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. Now, a new study reveals, in a mouse model of colitis, gut tissues may ...

Epigenetics and differences in prenatal hormone exposure can help explain how two people can share the same DNA, but not ...

Chronic inflammation can raise a person's risk of cancer, and a new study reveals key details about how that might happen in the gut and points to better ways to identify and reduce risk. Scientists ...

The brain may lose control over which genes get expressed as it ages.

Low serum IgE levels were independently associated with nearly double the risk of developing CLL in a retrospective cohort study of 118,740 adults.

Claims that genes determine intelligence, health and social outcomes are reappearing. But modern science shows environment ...

The world is full of microbes, and we don’t know anything about many of them. Lots of these microbes, which include bacteria, fungi, and viruses... | Genetics And Genomics ...

A randomized clinical trial found that daily multivitamin–multimineral supplements slightly slowed some DNA-based markers of biological aging in older adults.