Honeybees in a hive have fairly identical genes . The queen is the mother, a very few drones are t...  ...epigenetic" changes in the DNA, those that switch genes on or off chemically, differ among bees that do d...  ...ragers as they age, when a chemical changes which genes are...

Recent advances in genetic research have allowed scientists to grow the brain of one animal inside he body of an entirely different species. Is this the dawning of a new era or a scene out of The Island of Dr. Moreau?The...

Research into why Transylvanian naked neck chicken...  ...ave naked necks reveals a complex balance between genes and chemicals that produce a bird's (not just chi...  ...neck.” The post goes into detail about how the genes initiate the production of chemical activators an...

A genetic study of Icelandic natives found a genetic variation in 80 people similar to a variation found mostly in Native Americans. The genetic code was traced back to four women who lived around 1700. But the history o...

Is schizophrenia caused by genetics or environment? The answer may be both, but in a way you'd never imagine. The culprit may be a virus! The good news is that you don't have to worry about catching this virus. The bad n...

Why do some people murder? Is it in their blood? M...  ...nce — but he told the jury that he felt the genes and childhood abuse were a dangerous cocktail.&qu...  ...is own actions? What do you think of the "my genes made me do it" defense? http://www.npr.org/t...

Can you live to be 100 years old? Your genes might tell the story. A newly discovered suite o...  ...red suite of 150 "long life" variants in about 70 genes allows scientists to guess, with 77 percent accur...  ...ene variants, the authors speculate, may suppress genes associat...

Some animals eats algae and incorporates the algae...  ...because it has incorporated enough of the plant's genes into its own DNA to manufacture chlorophyll in it...  ...The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. Microbes swap genes readily, but Zardus said he couldn’t think of a...  ...he couldn’t think of another...

There has never been a documented case of cancer found in a Naked Mole Rat, which is unusual as they can live to be 30 years old. Now biologists at the Unversity of Rochester believe they have found the reason. The find...

Is there an evolutionary reason for women to under...  ...t a reward; it is another method of helping one's genes to survive and flourish. The grandmother hypot...