Two complementary genome-wide association studies provide new insights into how host genetics influence the human gut microbiome.

Plants are usually seen as stationary life forms, quietly supporting environments. But plant communities and populations are ...

Animal breeding has traditionally focused on improving mean trait performance; however, contemporary research increasingly highlights the significance of genetic variation not only in trait means but ...

A large-scale genomic study of koalas across eastern Australia has found that populations that went through severe ...

Koalas’ population comeback may be doing more than boosting numbers—it could also be rebuilding their lost genetic diversity.

The human genome is organised in 46 chromosomes, where all but the x and y chromosomes in men are present in two copies. This means that a person with a faulty gene on one chromosome most often has a ...

Researchers have demonstrated a specific type of genetic variation in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) for the first time using advanced DNA sequencing technology. The findings support previous ...

Structural variants (SVs) are alterations in the DNA sequence that involve large-scale changes, typically longer than 50 base pairs. Advances in long-read sequencing have significantly increased ...

Cute but cantankerous, koalas are making a surprising recovery from a genetic bottleneck, with their once most threatened populations now displaying surprising diversity. “It still looks like they’re ...

Some koalas may recover their genes after major population crashes. Growing koala populations may rebuild genetic strength over time.

A new study from the NIH’s All of Us program is shaking up long-held assumptions by revealing that genetic ancestry rarely aligns with racial labels — and that the interplay between biology and ...