Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Portrait of three young woman with different skin tones smiling while taking a selfie together in a train. Human skin, hair, and ...

(Special to The Root) — Skin color is one of our most important biological traits. Its many shades evolved as humans moved far and wide into regions with different intensities of sunlight. Skin color ...

Sarah Tishkoff Of the University of Pennsylvania led a collaborative team of researchers who have discovered key insights into the molecular basis of skin color differences among Africans. “There’s so ...

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have discovered key insights into the molecular basis of skin color variations among African populations. Their findings, published in Nature Genetics, ...

In this episode, Dr. Tina Lasisi walks us through how we genetically inherit skin color. Have you ever been convinced that you’re adopted because your parents have a radically different skin color?

Since its introduction more than ten years ago, CRISPR technology has been used in a remarkable range of applications from biomedicine to food production. Now, a team of scientists from Stanford ...

Our skin forms the physical boundary between us and the outside world, yet it still holds a surprising number of secrets. Now, researchers from Japan have discovered that sensory nerve cells in our ...

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have discovered key insights into the molecular basis of skin color variations among African populations. Their findings, published in Nature Genetics, ...

The Science Guy wants you to understand the relationship between skin tone and ultraviolet rays — and to start "treating each other fairly." Richard Sherman said that Tim Ryan could have chosen better ...