A coordinated release by global publications spotlights rare human traits and cultural adaptations shaped by genetics, environment, and history. The features range from uncommon anatomical variations ...

Sequencing nearly half a million genomes, researchers show that most additive genetic influences on height, lipids, and other complex traits are now directly measurable, while pinpointing ultra-rare ...

We often associate symmetry with health and beauty, but a perfect body is a biological myth. Underneath the surface, our anatomy is messy, crowded, and beautifully chaotic. While you must have gotten ...

A new study has developed a powerful computational method that can detect how genes interact with each other to influence complex traits in humans at a scale previously impossible. The new method was ...

Our parents' genes, even the ones we didn't inherit, leave a measurable lasting imprint on our lives. An international team led by researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) ...

Matthew Robinson, Ilse Krätschmer and colleagues provide a new approach to analyze genetic data. For height, body weight, and school test performance, the environment shaped by our parents’ genes can ...