While lifestyle choices, including diet and activity level, play an important role in a person’s risk of obesity, genetics can also shape natural tendencies toward weight gain or loss. In fact, genes ...

This study abroad program is designed to explore the intersection of genetics, culture, ethics, and public policy in a global context. London and Scotland offer uniquely rich educational environments ...

Researchers have found more than 275 million previously unreported genetic variants from data shared by nearly 250,000 volunteers. Half of the data are from participants of non-European ancestry. A ...

A newly published paper in Nature describes the complex process of launching a nine-country collaboration in Africa to significantly expand scientists’ understanding of human genetic diversity. This ...