Scientists from Oxford's Radcliffe Department of Medicine have achieved the most detailed view yet of how DNA folds and ...

Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by chemist Brian Liau and his collaborators at Harvard offers an ...

Genomes are key to unlocking life's evolutionary history. The presence and absence of certain genetic sequences and mutations ...

An international team mapped over 17,000 genetic variants in the LDLR gene, which helps clear “bad” cholesterol from the ...

The pathology of mental disorders is complex. Researchers can’t just attribute mental disorders to one or a few single mutations in a gene or protein — there are too many factors at play. After all, ...

The Cucurbitaceae family, comprising economically important crops such as cucumber, melon, and watermelon, exhibits remarkable phenotypic diversity in traits including fruit size, shape, and flesh ...

KYOTO – An international team of researchers has taken an important step toward understanding how gene expression is controlled across the human genome. A new study has comprehensively analyzed ...

Researchers have developed the most detailed molecular map yet of how the brain develops and reacts to inflammation, ...

Just 10 years ago, students in college-level genetics classes speculated about how advances in gene research would open the doors to new types of therapy and eventually produce a panacea for all of ...

NASA scientists and academic colleagues are studying tiny hairs inside microorganisms to find clues about kidney disease. “To accomplish the Vision for Space Exploration, NASA has to ensure astronauts ...

Scientists should guard against relying too heavily on the analysis of Celera Genomics Corp.'s gene map for the fruit fly, researchers warned in an article published today in the journal Nature. Genes ...