Scientists have been puzzled by a series of traits...  ...ave been puzzled by a series of traits found in a mutation (known as V370A) in the human gene called EDAR. The EDAR gene controls early development of hair, teeth, sweat...  ...hair, teeth, sweat glands, and breasts....

The Atacama Mummy is not an alien, as it was once...  ...d, but how could a 6-inch body survive that long? Gene sequencing had now yielded some results.According...  ...ng disorder. In total, the researchers identified mutations in at least seven genes that, either separately o...

A lot of people have curly hair that's hard to com...  ...is triangular instead of round. It's caused by a gene mutation , and is very rare. Only about 100 people in the w...

Embed from Getty Images Jill Viles was always sk...  ...ies that weren’t as severe, she suspected a genetic condition. She even found a name for it: Emery-Dr...  ...f-diagnosis. When Viles answered a call to join a genetic research study in Italy, she couldn’t even...  ...’s life. Viles also fo...