Researchers have identified a gene that appears to balance a powerful evolutionary trade-off, boosting growth and ...

Scientists at the University of Rochester pulled off a remarkable experiment: they transferred a longevity-related gene from the famously long-lived naked mole rat into mice, and the mice ended up ...

A review article now published in Nature Reviews Genetics brings together evolutionary theory, comparative genomics and large-scale human genetics to explain why we age and why aging rates differ ...

As the world faces political instability, increasingly frequent extreme weather events, and a rapidly growing population, ensuring a sustainable, global food supply chain is of critical importance. In ...