The parasitic plant dodder has stolen a lot of genes from its victims. It uses those genes to feed off its hosts more effectively.

Hummingbirds in the Andes show that "there is a predictability in the evolutionary machinery" that guides how species adapt to new places.

The Nunavik Inuit in Canada are genetically distinct from all other known groups, a new study finds. Some variations put the group at risk of brain aneurysm.

A newly discovered gene in roundworms may contribute to the timing of puberty.

75 percent of Alzheimer's disease patients are unlikely to benefit from a class of drugs that showed promise in animal studies, report researchers.

"Optogenomics" could one day offer the ability to manipulate our genomes, potentially upending treatment for cancer and other diseases.

Lifespan refers to time, but healthspan indicates quality. New research suggests they have separate molecular switches.

New research challenges prior theories of the origins of canola, Siberian kale, and the rutabaga, and could lead to even healthier, hardier varieties.

Why are humans "the fat primate"? Because of changes in DNA packaging that curbed our body's ability to turn white fat brown, say researchers.

"The promise of precision medicine that improves health will not be achieved with studies based solely on people of primarily European ancestry."