A fascinating overview of our current knowledge of the Peopling of the Americas based on scientific evidence from a number of disciplines along with illuminating discussions of where and why ...

Between 1856 and 1863, an Austrian monk named Gregor Mendel performed a series of pioneering experiments by breeding plants. Using garden peas (Pisum sativum), he demonstrated that traits such as seed ...

Though we all share common ancestors ranging from a few generations to hundreds of thousands of years, genealogies that relate all of us are often forgotten over time. A new McGill University-led ...

When applying ethical principles to the role of race in genomics, autonomy supports both the providing of information to an individual and the individual’s right to remain uninformed. The ethical ...

The Fulani people are Africa's largest pastoralist group. There are between 25 million and 40 million Fulani people across 17 African countries, from the Atlantic shores of Senegal and Mauritania to ...

The PHG Foundation hosted an event in Westminster on 8 th December 2022 to showcase the research behind a new book published by Routledge: Making Genetics and Genomics Policy in Britain: From Personal ...

A recent article in JAMA Internal Medicine describes a common genetic mutation found in many breast cancer patients who do not have a family history of the disease. The study looked at germline ...

The diagnosis of a genetic disorder and test results have wide-ranging implications for patients and their families. 19 Genetic information can have a strong emotional impact, such as feelings of ...