Genetics

The engineered “firefly petunia” emits a continuous green glow thanks to genes from a light-up mushroom

Is your dog’s tail-wagging a side effect of domestication, or did humans select for it?

A method that provides cloned embryos with a healthy placenta has led to the first cloned rhesus monkey that has survived to adulthood and could pave the way for more research involving the primates

A huge cache of ancient genomes spanning tens of thousands of years reveals the roots of traits in modern Europeans

By locking together traits that work well together, supergenes provide striking evolutionary advantages. But they can also be costly because they make it nearly impossible to purge bad mutations

Scientists discover why fathers usually don’t pass on their mitochondria’s genome

Untangling the genetics that underlie facial features

DNA sequencing, GPS tracking and tailored diets are slowly restoring New Zealand's endangered kākāpō

“Woolly dogs” that were kept by the Coast Salish peoples are now extinct, but researchers were able to see their importance written in the genome of the only known pelt

Some female stick insects can reproduce without males—but they have a secret

A newly approved CRISPR therapy could transform the treatment of sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia—but the technology is expensive

With many large newborn genomic screening studies launching, we need to answer questions about cost, fairness and tangible benefits of a promising technology