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Seven years ago, I took a bet from one of the most controversial figures in the scientific world. Charles Murray, the political scientist who—along with the late psychologist Richard Herrnstein—wrote ...

Scientists have identified a common gene variant that may help explain why heart failure occurs more often in Black ...

Using genomic and transcriptional data has greatly improved the understanding of multiple aspects of human physiology. A new paper in PNAS reports on molecular-level associations of co-occurring ...

Researchers have gained new insights into the genetic basis of rye reproduction. They have demonstrated how plants recombine ...

New research posits that a genetic incompatibility between female offspring of humans and Neanderthals and their children ...