In a study published tomorrow, researchers at deCODE genetics demonstrate that parental genes, both those that are transmitted to the child and those not transmitted, can affect the child’s fate through their impact on the parents and the kind of nurturing they...
The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Kári Stefánsson, MD, founder of deCODE genetics, the 2017 recipient of the annual William Allan Award. The William Allan Award is the top prize given by the ASHG and recognises a scientist for substantial and...
In a study published today, scientists at deCODE genetics use genomic and genealogical data from across the population of Iceland over many decades to show that people who carry sequence variations linked to higher levels of education have fewer children than average....
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Dec. 18, 2013 – deCODE genetics, a global leader in analyzing and understanding the human genome, reported today in the journal Nature that mutations associated with an increased risk of schizophrenia and autism also affect cognition in...