A new study published in Science has challenged this view, suggesting the genetic contribution might be considerably higher.

For years, the standard line in longevity research was that genes only nudged the odds of a long life while lifestyle and ...

Putting aside the risk of an early grave by accident or injury, your genes may have a much greater impact on your lifespan ...

A recent study published in Science challenged this trend, revising the estimate upward to about 50 percent by accounting for ...

What determines how long we live—and to what extent is our lifespan shaped by our genes? Surprisingly, for decades, scientists believed that the heritability of human lifespan was relatively low ...

A recent study published in Science challenged this trend, revising the estimate upward to about 50% by accounting for ...

Barr virus (EBV) are very common; the virus is estimated to have infected at least 90% of all adults worldwide... | Genetics And Genomics ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine's Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center and Human Genome Sequencing Center investigated the extent to which forms of genetic variation called germline or ...

Researchers have long been at work trying to understand how variations in gene regulation translate into the biology of a disorder such as cancer or heart disease. Now a team led by scientists from ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine’s Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center and Human Genome Sequencing Center investigated the extent to which forms of genetic variation called germline or ...