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Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee says genetics play a significant role in identity, temperament, sexual orientation and disease risk — but that environment also matters. His new book is The Gene.

An energy company is heading to court for the right to drill in Montana, near Glacier National Park. But some Native Americans and environmental groups want to stop the long-delayed project.

The Michigan Republican Party is trying to energize its conservative base ahead of next week’s election. On Wednesday, Republicans brought in U.S. Sen.…

A new report finds patient safety varies widely across Michigan.A Washington D.C.-based group looked at how hospitals across the U.S. handled problems…

The city of Flint plans to start digging up lead service lines tomorrow. But today, a contractor paid by a private group got to work doing the same thing…

How certain words related to sexual behavior have shifted over the past two centuries.

A bill is being considered by the Michigan Senate that would lower the minimum wage for young adults.Senate Bill 250 would allow people under 20 to be…

Here's a video we produced back in February of 2010.It gives us a quick look at a militia in Michigan and helps us understand why people participate in…

Some of America's top business leaders are breathing a big sigh of relief as Democratic U.S. Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan prepares to retire.It turns out…

To some, Detroit may be a symbol of urban decay; but to journalist Charlie LeDuff, it's home. In Detroit: An American Autopsy, he says the city's heart beats on. "We're still here trying to reconstruct the great thing we once had," he tells Fresh Air's Dave Davies.