The findings in rhesus macaque monkeys may provide clues to sex differences in the heredity of social behavior in people.

Psychiatric genomics promises to shed light on the genetic basis of autism, but it’s vital to include Africa in this research, Iyegbe and Okewole say.

A researcher’s existential crisis led to a scientific breakthrough.

Extra copies of a gene called BOLA2 predispose people to autism and may protect against iron deficiency.

Sleeping zebrafish show two patterns of neuronal activity that are analogous to those in people.

Genes associated with autism are ancient, and mutations in them have wide-ranging effects on the body, indicating their importance.

Certain repeated stretches of DNA that are linked to the expansion of the primate brain may also enhance autism traits.

Autism and intelligence share genetic variants, researchers grow Neanderthal mini-brains and see overlap with autism, and maternal diabetes is an autism risk factor.

Cooperative problem-solving may have kept human brains small, researchers puzzle over new European online privacy rules, and Canadian officials counter unfounded claims of a cure for autism.

Integrating human-specific genetic elements into mice may provide a permissive, ‘humanized’ environment for studying autism.