Discussing human diseases is a common way to engage middle and high school students in genetics. But a series of experiments suggests how teachers approach the discussion could either break down or ...

A widely accepted theory of Native American origins coming from Japan has been attacked in a new scientific study, which shows that the genetics and skeletal biology 'simply does not match-up.' A ...

The Human Genome Project has reached its midpoint. Its initial goals were to complete genetic and physical maps of the human genome in anticipation of completing the primary nucleotide sequence. The ...