Scientists discover genes that determine height. Sept. 29, 2010 — -- Being short certainly kills your chances for a basketball or modeling career, but social research suggests that shorter people ...

From dwarfism to overgrowth, scientists unravel the complex genetic blueprint that determines how tall—or short—we become. Review: The genetic basis of human height. Image Credit: XiXinXing / ...

Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate. Researchers have identified a genetic variant that contributed to the ...

New research from Queen’s Business School and Edinburgh Business School has examined the impact of the Great Irish Famine (1845-1852) on human height. The research found that in the regions hardest ...

A new genetic study reveals that some gut bacteria and blood chemicals aren’t just linked to short stature—they may be causing it, opening doors to microbiota-based interventions for childhood growth ...