A broad suite of genetic and historical evidence points to an ancient Jewish heritage for Ethiopian Jews, contradicting established theory stating that Ethiopian Jews arose as a group of Ethiopian Christians who adopted Judaism.

Optimism and pessimism are not purely genetic; we have some control over our perception of the world.

Researchers have shut down the third, extra, Down's-syndrome-causing copy of the 21st chromosome in human cells.

Is aging a process that we simply have to accept as a fact of life or is it something we can thwart though biological research?

The web is overflowing with infographics and snappy lists full of falsehoods about crop biotech, from "Top 7 myths about GM foods and Monsanto" to "10 reasons why we don't need GM foods. Here's our own, more accurate list.

Plant biotechnologist Jimmy Botella busts the naturalistic fallacy and reveals the reality of our "unnatural" natural food supply.

Biotech's focus on increasing food production ignores the fact that mass hunger exists alongside a huge surplus.

With a full understanding of the science, is genetic engineering really all that different than traditional breeding.

A gift for spatial reasoning-the kind that may inspire a child to dismantle a clock-may be a greater predictor of future creativity or innovation than math or verbal skills.

The more we know about the nature of reproduction, the more we can control it -- and our own future as a species. So suggests biological anthropologist Robert Martin in his book How We Do It.

Farmers attempting to preemptively sue Monsanto lost their case: irrational fear of a patent holder is insufficient to support declaratory judgment jurisdiction.

Supermarkets in North America and Europe are overflowing with organic-labelled fruit, vegetables, eggs and meats but consumers willing to pay a premium for organic products may get little more than a psychological boost.