It often starts with something small—a dark spot on the skin that looks a little off. A dermatologist takes a closer look, runs a biopsy, and soon after, the diagnosis arrives: melanoma. If the cancer ...

In a leap forward for legume crop research, scientists have assembled a high-quality reference genome for 'D30', an ancient landrace of pigeonpea. This newly decoded genome unveils crucial genetic ...

Tests in 1,225 patients with the most deadly form of skin cancer reveal for the first time a genetic trait among most of those who did not respond to the latest cancer treatments, known as immune ...

Patrilocality (in which a woman moves to her mate's residence upon marriage) and matrilocality (in which women stay put and the men move) should be reflected in intra- and inter-group differences in ...

One of the fundamental rules of inheritance states that different alleles (gene copies) of a trait, such as sex, are inherited with equal frequency. "However, we have long known that there are genes ...

Demographic history reconstruction suggested that additional gene flow from Altaic people influenced the northernmost Han Chinese population. Complex biological adaptation signatures associated with ...

It's a mystery that has left experts scratching their heads for decades, but just how did humans make their way from Europe to North America? After years of uncertainty, a new discovery might just ...