Behavioral genetics is a field of scientific research that examines genetic and environmental contributions to individual differences in behavior. Behavioral genetics aims to answer the fundamental ...

In 2003, the Human Genome Project became the culmination of the history of genetics research, allowing us to understand the role of genetics in human health and disease. As part of The Clinical ...

Scientists agree that humanity originated in Africa, but we still have a lot to learn about how populations moved and diverged across the continent. It's been suggested that our origins can be ...

Scientists have determined that humans probably started practicing agriculture around 10,000 to 9,000 BCE in the Near East, and farming moved into Europe by about 6,000 BCE. The study of this ancient ...

The historical context of modern human behaviour genetics and of this course itself is briefly described focussed on three core issues (i) how big do twin studies need to be, (ii) what is the effect ...

What is classical genetics? -- Routes to classical genetics: evolution -- Routes to classical genetics: cytology -- Routes to classical genetics: embryology and reproduction -- Routes to classical ...

The rare genetic disease cystinosis is caused by mutations in the gene for a protein called cystinosin. A team of scientists has now solved the structure of cystinosin and determined how mutations ...

In 1980, a landmark paper described restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), a method predateding high volume DNA sequencing, that could be used to identify disease-causing genes. Ray ...

Cancer. It’s not a word anyone wants to hear. When it finds your family, it’s tempting to close the door. To ignore what it might mean for you or others. Times have changed, and information is power.