genetics

Computers can now spit out a map of our genome in 12 minutes flat, unlocking a trove of data — but there’s a wide gap between reading and comprehension.

Find out how a variation in people's DNA can mean the difference between an emotional roller coaster and a smooth ride.

Ever wonder why some people can eat like a teenager their whole life and never gain a pound, while others work tirelessly to lose five pounds?

A few weeks ago a friend who is expecting his first child with his wife confided his worry about whether or not their soon-to-be-born child would inherit his sibling’s chronic debilitating depression.

If heart attacks run in your family, it doesn’t mean you’re doomed to have one, too. A new study shows healthy eating could help change your fate — by altering your genes!