Nature and nurture both determine how likely you are to develop a particular disease. Hiroshi Watanabe/DigitalVision via Getty Images Sitting in my doctor’s examination room, I was surprised when she ...

Genotype-environment interaction (GEI) plays a crucial role in determining the performance and yield stability of crop varieties in diverse environments. The interplay between the genetic constitution ...

In a recent review published in the PLOS Pathogens Journal, researchers reviewed existing data on the potential pathways through which Candida auris can be introduced into the environment and ...

By integrating experimental evidence across freshwater and marine systems, the study emphasizes that algae–microplastic interactions are not uniformly harmful but context-dependent, offering ...

Darling transgenic American chestnuts have shown significantly enhanced tolerance to the chestnut blight fungus, and will soon be evaluated by federal regulatory agencies before potential public ...

A new study has found that interactions between an individual's genetics and their environment may explain much of the variability seen in disorders such as PTSD and anxiety. While some diseases and ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

An international group of scientists are calling for a strengthened commitment to transdisciplinary collaboration to study past and present human-environmental interactions, which they say will ...

Infants of mothers with diabetes have a three- to five-fold increased risk of congenital heart defects. Such developmental defects are likely caused by a combination of genetic and environmental ...

Arun Durvasula has received funding from the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Science. Sitting in my doctor’s examination room, I was surprised when she told me, “Genetics ...