The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit ...

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) revealed important genetic components that affect bone density in ...

Scientists have recovered ancient RNA from a 39,000-year-old woolly mammoth in Siberia, offering an unprecedented glimpse ...

Northeastern University researchers used an original machine learning tool to predict how genetic mutations cause a rare ...

PCR method that precisely detects gene expression in specific cell types of tea plant (Camellia sinensis) roots.

Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, occur worldwide in many varieties, including in single-cell form and in chains called filaments. While these tiny life forms can strongly influence many ...

A meta-analysis looked at people’s genetic profiles and found associations between blood type and risk of early-onset stroke.

Genetic manipulation – or gene editing – is a concept that describes altering the genetic material (DNA) of an organism.

Schizophrenia, a psychiatric disorder that affects how a person feels, thinks, and behaves, affects roughly 1% of the ...

Genetics research and cognitive theory together are revealing autism’s biological depth and cognitive richness, shaping a ...

By reactivating a long-lost gene, researchers were able to lower uric acid levels and stop damaging fat accumulation in human ...

Discover how synthetic biology is shaping the future of disease control with genetically modified mosquitoes from Target ...