In many aspects of our lives, we find meaning in the order in which events occur. We buy into myths about "middle child ...

New research challenges the long-standing idea that most fixed genetic mutations are neutral. For many years, scientists studying evolution have believed that most genetic changes influencing how ...

The two main approaches for discovering disease genes reveal distinct aspects of biology, a new study shows. While both methods are widely used, the research found that they identify different genes, ...

In 1933, geneticist Thomas Hunt Morgan won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for demonstrating that genes exist on chromosomes, which are passed down from parent to offspring. Ninety-one years ...

The evolution of life is marked by the emergence of novel traits, driven by the birth of new genes. This process of genetic innovation underpins adaptation, shaping the survival and success of species ...

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

In most developing tissues, signals called morphogens act like lighthouses, guiding nearby cells toward their fate and ...

The two main approaches for discovering disease genes reveal distinct aspects of biology, a new study shows. While both methods are widely used, the research found that they identify different genes ...

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

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Marvin Collins ’22, a bioengineering student, was balancing their Stanford classes from home in Alabama while also helping bioengineering professor ...