Abigail Morris first visited the Peruvian Amazon when she was 6 years old. Now, as a Ph.D. candidate in the Animal Behavior ...

Population genetics explores the distribution and change in frequency of alleles within and between populations, while genetic diversity underpins the capacity of species to adapt to environmental ...

Songbirds who make the arduous flight from their nesting sites in northern boreal forests to warm, southern climates in the winter may be rewarded for their journey with greater genetic diversity.

Our findings suggest an increasing gap in diabetes prevalence between the most and least genetically susceptible. This suggests that people with a high genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes could ...

The 2026 International Statistical Genetics Workshop will be a virtual course held online, with live sessions on June 1—11, 2026, and pre-recorded lectures to be viewed before the live sessions. Live ...

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Despite major advances in genetic testing for breast cancer risk prediction, death rates remain disproportionately high among ...