population genetics

The black fur allele has fitness costs but also confers higher immunity against canine distemper virus, making mix-and-match mating key to population survival.

Researchers seek genomic clues to understand differences in the immune response to infection.

A large, long-term study across the US and Sweden finds potential correlations between specific pollutants and the proportions of male and female babies born.

Researchers link a missense mutation in the B4GALT1 gene to lower levels of LDL cholesterol and the blood clotting factor fibrinogen.

The Princeton University evolutionary biologist studies how animals are changing due to human activity.

The analysis adds new details to the picture of migration and mixing in a diverse country.

A massive study finds that regional differences in how slaves were treated throughout the Americas are reflected in the DNA of present-day Americans of African descent.

The findings of a new study contradict previous results from some of the same scientists that suggested Neanderthal DNA was gradually removed from modern human genomes.

Unlike other populations living at high altitude, Andeans didn’t rely on hypoxia-related genes.

He was known for his work on the gene-culture theory of human evolution and the Human Genome Diversity Project.

The variation may help explain why stocked salmon don’t fare as well in the ocean.

Researchers have determined that a diminutive insect out-flies all other winged migrators by traveling thousands of miles between continents and across oceans yearly.

Reintroduced apes facing challenges; Zika conspiracy theories sow confusion; UK researchers nervous about new anti-lobbying law

Researchers find that the people of northern Spain and southern France are an amalgam of early Iberian farmers and local hunters.

Genetic analysis reveals the history of the earliest human migrations in the region.

Fragments of mitochondrial DNA from deer hair found on the clothing of an ice-entombed mummy offer a glimpse into Copper Age ecology.

Meet Ötzi, the Copper Age ice man who is helping scientists reconstruct changes in the population genetics of the red deer he hunted.

On creating communal, equitable discourse to broaden participation in genetics research

Raising one evolutionary question after another, Brandon Gaut has harvested a crop of novel findings about how plant genomes evolve.