A better understanding of the genetic diversity among humans could motivate an appreciation of both our similarities and our differences.

Meet some of the people featured in the September 2019 issue of The Scientist.

The author of a new book about emerging concepts in human genetics considers the question.

See the deCODE Genetics founder discuss the genetic basis of human diversity.

Researchers parse genes linked with intellectual disability and autism from those tied to autism alone.

Some scientists are not yet convinced that the list is accurate.

Three members of a gene family called NOTCH2NL may have been involved in the evolution of humans’ big cortex.

Humans living in higher latitudes tend to have a variant of a gene involved in sensing cold temperatures, but it comes with a cost.  

The Stanford University human geneticist identified the genes and genomic abnormalities underlying numerous rare diseases, including Rett  syndrome, and advanced the field of molecular diagnostics.