New research challenges the view that human life span depends mostly on lifestyle. Genes may account for half the factors ...

Putting aside the risk of an early grave by accident or injury, your genes may have a much greater impact on your lifespan ...

New study in Science suggests genetics might account for 50-55% of human lifespan, a significant shift from previous beliefs.

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In the plant world, when two different species mate, their offspring often don't survive. The reason lies in their DNA: incompatible genes often mix in their offspring, triggering a fatal breakdown ...

Genetic records from more than 20,000 children in the United States, collected to understand how young brains grow and how ...

How much do your genes determine how long you'll live? It's a question that fascinates us, and one that's been debated for ...

Mendel’s monastery garden experiments went largely unnoticed during his life, but their implications would ripple through science decades later.

A person’s genes play a far greater role in likely lifespan than previously thought, according to a major new study published Thursday in the journal Science ...

A new study suggests that those with long-lived families probably have the best prospects of making it to a very old age.

A large study published Jan. 29 in the journal Science suggests genetics could account for as much as 55% of a person’s lifespan. That’s far higher than earlier estimates, which ranged from 6% to 33%.

A new analysis suggests that genes play a much larger role in human longevity than previously believed. But lifestyle factors ...