It has long been a puzzle whether fear of spiders and snakes was hard wired in us or learned. However, a research team the Max Planck...

Many, many years ago I read a book called Cities of Dreams by Stan Gooch. In it he suggested that modern day humans were the product of...

Epigenetics is the study of how environments can switch your genes on or off. An intriguing study has identified key mechanisms of how...

A recent study at Bath University of 200 teenagers has revealed interesting gender differences between teenage males and females with...

When discussing the role of genetics in human development, the research I am most often asked about is 'that' fruit fly study. Here are...